The Mullingar man was full of praise for Westmeath's all time top Championship scorer.
After announcing his retirement from intercounty football, John Heslin is being remembered as a prodigous talent who owes Westmeath nothing.
The talismanic forward called time on his 14 years in the Maroon of the Lake County senior panel last week.
Midlands 103 analyst, Gerry Buckley, says from an early age, it was clear he was going to make a big impact:
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