The Ham and Egger Files

Adventures on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour (and in other sports and games). Ham and Egger – 1. n. Orig. Boxing. An amateur or semi-professional boxer, esp. of mediocre skills (broadly) an oaf; palooka (Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Vol 1, 1994) 2. n. From the old days when miners held boxing matches, the winner got money, the loser got a ham and egg meal (Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English). Ham and Eggs – Richard Gottfried’s pre-competition meal of choice.