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:
Offaly Travel To Tyrone In National Football League
Offaly are aiming to avoid a fifth straight league defeat.
Laois And Westmeath Clash In National Football League
A win can move Westmeath towards securing promotion.
Three AIL Wins In A Row The Aim For Buccaneers This Weekend
Buccs are currently seventh in the Division 2B table.
LGFA: Back To Back Wins The Goal For Westmeath
Laois and Offaly are hoping to bounce back from defeats in the previous round.
Shane Lowry Records Opening Round 70 At Cognizant Classic
The Clara man is eight shots off the pace.
We Hope To Give The Fans Something To Shout About - Ian Ryan
Athlone Town have won their opening two league games.
Maher Milking All She Can From Farming And Starring In Offaly Engine Room
Ciara Maher is one of Offaly's most prominent players.
NHL: Offaly Face Limerick In Final League Game
Limerick were 15 point winners over Tipperary last weekend.
Portlaoise Panthers Looking To Continue Good Form In Division One
Panthers take on Killarney Cougars this weekend.
Shane Lowry In Action In Florida This Week
Lowry tees off at 12:20pm at the Cognizant Classic.
NHL: Improving Each Week The Goal For Laois
Laois take on midlands rivals Westmeath this Sunday.
Grainne Walsh Progresses At Strandja Memorial Tournament
Patsy Joyce suffered defeat in his opening bout earlier this week.
Crunch Weekend For Midlands Sides In National Camogie League
All three midlands teams will be in action this Saturday.
James Gormley Named On Irish Squad For FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers
Ireland will take on Azerbaijan and Luxembourg over the next week.
Portlaoise Panthers Suffer Tough Defeat In Super League
Panthers remain on six points in the league standings.
CCFL: St Peter's Extend Their Advantage At Top Of Premier Division
Mullingar Athletic and Monksland United played out a seven goal thriller.
NFL: Relegation Firmly On The Cards For Offaly
The Faithful have lost all four of their games in Division Two.
Laois "Devastated" By Defeat Despite Delivering "Manliness" - Justin McNulty
The O'Moore County surrendered a late lead to fall against Clare on Sunday.
Westmeath Ladies Bag First Win Of League Season
Laois fell to defeat in Division Three, while Offaly's game was called off.
Big Camogie Wins for Westmeath and Laois Over The Weekend
Both counties progress to round three of the league.
