"The Buzz" was an entertainer and a rusted-on Bluebagger to the end.
Told about Carlton's massive AFL win over Geelong late on Sunday afternoon, Peter Bosustow gave a fist pump.
Bosustow, 67, died early on Monday morning in Perth after a long illness.
While the half-forward only played 65 games for the Blues from 1981-83, he was renowned as one of the most exciting footballers of his era.
With Wayne "The Dominator" Johnson on one half-forward flank and "The Buzz" on the other, Carlton won the 1981 and '82 premierships.
Renowned for his soaring "hangers", Bosustow has the rare distinction of winning goal of the year and mark of the year in the same season.
Given one of the last moments of his life was to enjoy the win over the Cats, it is apt that Bosustow's award-winning mark and goal in 1981 - his debut Carlton season - were at Geelong's expense.
Having taken a massive grab over Geelong's John Mossop in the shadow of the Heatley Stand at Ikon Park, a few weeks later he snapped truly over his shoulder after smothering an Ian Nankervis kick in a semi-final at Waverley.
"Blessed with a precocious football talent and a healthy ego to match, 'The Buzz' was a football showman who unhesitatingly walked the talk," the Blues remembered on Monday in a club tribute.
Bosustow is also footballing royalty in Perth, playing 141 games for WAFL club Perth either side of his Carlton stint.
Given Bosustow's extroverted nature on and off the field, it is no surprise that Blues coach David Parkin remembered a turbulent relationship with the gun forward.
"(He) took me to the ends of the earth in both directions", Parkin said.
"Peter was an exceptional talent. I've coached some outstandingly talented players, but on his day Peter could do things on a footy field few could emulate.
"Peter had remarkable capacities in the air and on the ground, and was probably as exciting a player to watch as we ever had.
"What was really good was that despite the ups and downs of a coach-player relationship we remained really good mates and shared so much over the journey ... he was a gem of a bloke."
Fellow Perth native Ken Hunter, who also joined Carlton in 1981 and likewise became a Blues great, also remembers Bosustow fondly.
"He used to joke that I was the extrovert and him the introvert, when it was obviously the other way around. He was a unique character and a rare football talent in equal measure," Hunter said.
Bosustow is survived by his wife Shelley, son Brent and daughter Brooke.
