I never met Cobb and neither did my wife, but her grandfather and Cobb got to be good friends for the reasons mentioned below. Cobb was one of his pallbearers. Her grandfather liked Cobb so much he wanted to name my wife's dad Tyrus. My wife's Grandmother disliked him so much she threatened divorce if he did, so they named him Charles instead.
I guess that is the way with most of us, some like us, some do not