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.
Normal processes of aging may be a cause of bone spurs in the shoulder, according to the Mayo Clinic. Bone spurs in the shoulder that are caused by age are usually located close to the joint where the arm and shoulder meet. Elderly people may develop bone spurs in the shoulder even if their bones are otherwise healthy and strong. Jupiterimages/Goodshoot/Getty Images.