He belonged to few social organizations, and greeted none but his closest friends with a smile or handshake. He was rarely linked romantically with a woman, and is the only governor of Kentucky who never married. His physical features exacerbated his taciturn nature. Journalist Irvin S. Cobb remarked that Goebel's appearance was ``reptilian,'' while others commented on his contemptuous lips, sharp nose, and humorless eyes.
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