1 Bobby Jones is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 1958. 2  He is also a member of the 1997 Georgia Tech Engineering Hall of Fame Class.
The phrase âa chip on oneâs shoulderâ is reported as originating with the nineteenth century U.S. practice of spoiling for a fight by carrying a chip of wood on oneâs shoulder, daring others to knock it off. This suggested derivation has more than the whiff of folk-etymology about it.
To have a chip on one's shoulder is not a form of physical challenge. It's to bear a grudge or be generally unhappy about something. Corroboration. And there isn't enough context to explain why they have a chip on their shoulder. â Andrew Leach â¦ Dec 5 '12 at 12:50 @Andrew Leach: in this case, I assume it means that they feel they should be considered to be college students (or the social and intellectual equals of college students), even though they technically aren't in college; and they will be upset with anybody who doesn't do so.