Jack McCaffrey paid tribute to a "fantastic man" in his now-former Dublin teammate Bernard Brogan after the 35-year-old's retirement.
The St Oliver Plunkett's ER man has hung up the boots after winning seven All-Ireland senior medals, 13 Leinster titles, five league titles and four All-Stars, making him the most successful member of the famous Brogan clan.
And the Clontarf speedster admitted he was wrong in his initial assessment of a man who grew to be a great teammate and friend.
"Bernard is a guy who, initially when I was coming into the squad and was 19, I would have thought he's a very strong character, all the ball has to go through him and that kind of stuff," McCaffrey told the Irish Mirror.
"I was wrong and just to see the kind of team-mate he's been, the kind of friend he's been, it's been amazing.
"He has twins, he's married, he works in business, he's in a very different stage in his life than I would be, but the time he takes with everybody, from the youngest member of the panel to the oldest, he's just a fantastic man.
"He's a fantastic man, full stop. That's probably the most important thing about him."
