Fred Funk is a friendly guy. Great name, for sure. Part button-down, part soul music.
Everywhere the professional golfer goes, people follow like he’s the pied piper. He’s not big and strapping like some of these dudes who bash the little white golf ball so far you can’t stand next to them by the tee markers and follow the flight until it lands 350 yards away in the fairway.
According to the PGA Champions Tour’s official web stats, Funk stands 5-foot-8 and weighs 165 pounds. He turned professional in 1981. The native of Takoma Park, Md., was the golf coach at the University of Maryland before he got good enough at the game to make a living playing it instead.
He attended the big university in College Park, too. That’s where my first story here on the Blog of Funny Names gets a little funkier. I, too, went to the University of Maryland, at the same time as Fred Funk.
I can surely remember the day the spunky little dude with the blazing blue eyes and the funny name came up to my roommates Greg and Mike and I at the tee, introduced himself, and joined us …
To read the rest of the story, go here to the Blog of Funny Names.
Have you ever been a regular achiever that found yourself competing against somebody with skills far more advanced than you, and if so, can you explain how it turned out? What sort of activity and with whom would you like to put yourself participating on the same field or in the same room with, and why? What famous funny names would you like to see me write about when my turn comes up every second Tuesday? There’s a list of who’s been covered already on BoFN. When you click over to read other posts, you’ll discover the intent is to have fun without being mean.
Mark Bialczak 
Speaking of golf, how’s your bowling league coming along? 🙂
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I had a great week last Thursday, Rachel, thanks for asking. 😮
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YAY! Blog it please and keep us in the loop. 🙂 Bowling is a sport I actually understand. 😀
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fantastic. loved it.
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Thank you. That means much, Beth. ))
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I have met a girl named Candy Kane, a man named Peter Piper and now, like this Funky guy named Fred Funk!
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I like those names very much, Robin E. O’Cochran! (Totally assumed from your gravatar picture, of course.)
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Haha. Yes, well you have the greatest sense of humor. Funny names…Hmmm. Not sure.
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I have many in mind already, Aud. Rest easy. 🙂
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LOL Of this I have no doubt.
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Love to see the person whose path is not a skyrocket come to success! Real-world fairy tales are so much nicer.
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Yes, Kay, Fred worked hard for this success. It is good to see this possible.
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Not famous, but when I worked for Fish & Wildlife Commission we had employees with the last names of Bear, Bass, Trout and Wolf.
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That, my friend, is just so classic. 🙂
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Fred Funk is a cool name! How interesting that you knew him way back when Mark. 😀
Diana xo
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It is a cool name, Diana. With a name like that you’re practically dared by destiny to do something special!
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I was a newbie to a professional organization (Les Dames d’Escoffier) when I went to their annual conference and didn’t know anyone. Ended up hanging out with a lovely woman who was friendly, fun, and supportive. Found out after the conference that she owns multiple restaurants and is a regular on the national network news shows as a TV chef. And I had assumed she was more of a regular Jo(saphina) like me. Ha.
Off to check out BoFN. Woohoo, your big day has arrived 😀 Fred Funk is a great name to kick things off with.
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Regular Jo(saphina). Great one, Liz. Though you know you are special, right?! 🙂
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Hey … MB!
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Hello, Catherine.
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yes
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sweet
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over your ways soon …c
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I like your intent, Mark. , and many thanks for the Funky introduction. Here’s my first association with funny names: one of my surgeons was Dr. Payne.
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That is a good one. I’m sure his intentions were pure, Ann, without patients having to ask ‘y.’
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(Oh, that was a good/bad one, Mark)
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😮 Thank you, Jeanette.
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I gave up trying to golf and just rode the cart around, Mark.
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I hope you passed out beer from the cart, Mer. That is an extremely valuable service.
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