We’ve got yet another account of what a good guy Matt Leinart is. This time, it’s a first-hand account of Leinart’s personal etiquette, coming to us from John Bishop of Los Angeles, via Deadspin:

Last fall, after the Trojans had completed their regular season but before the Orange Bowl or the Heisman Trophy presentation, I was frantically trying to set up an interview with Matt Leinart for our end-of-year sports show. (I was the sports director for our college TV station.) Finally, I tracked him down outside of Heritage Hall one day, away from all of his Sports Information Department handlers.

“Matt,” I said, “I wanted to talk to you about sitting down for five minutes or so to talk about the season and the future.”
“Okay, sure,” he said.
“Okay, I just want to see if Fri…..” I continued.
“Hold up,” he interrupted.
“?” I wondered.
And the Golden Boy said:

“Dude, we might want to step over there a few feet…. I just farted.”

A Heisman Trophy Winner and a Gentleman, our #11.

Athlete Run-Ins: Matt Leinart [Deadspin]