Movie star Russell Crowe has described radio icon John Laws as having the “heart of a lion”.

Delivering Laws’ eulogy at Sydney’s St Andrew’s Cathedral, Crowe said, “the very first time that I met John, he gave me the impression that he believed in me”.

“That is an undervalued gift to instil confidence in others,” Crowe said.

Laws, known as the “Golden Tonsils”, died peacefully aged 90 at his home in Woolloomooloo in Sydney’s CBD earlier this month.

Beginning his career at Bendigo’s 3BO in 1953, Laws spent a whopping 71 years on the air, most notably on Sydney stations 2UE and 2SM.

He famously announced into a golden microphone, which was next to his casket as mourners filed into the church.

Despite being “on opposite sides on any issue”, Crowe said the pair always made each other lau

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