He has the rev-rate and hook pattern of a cranker, but uses the smooth slide step of a stroker.
In 1992, he had a chance to join an exclusive group of bowlers who have rolled a perfect 300 game in a televised PBA event.
In the second match of that year's Japan Cup, he left a 10-pin on his final shot for a 299 game.
[3] Goebel won four titles in the 1994 PBA season and cashed a career-high $172,182, but was beaten out for PBA Player of the Year honors by Norm Duke, who won five titles that same year.
[8] After more than a decade of eligibility, Goebel was voted into the PBA Hall of Fame in December 2016.