Delta Apparel (DLAPQ) 10-Q 2009 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

For purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Deborah H. Merrill, the Chief Financial Officer of Delta Apparel, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies that to the best of her knowledge:

1.	The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 27, 2008 of the Company, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: January 30, 2009

/s/ Deborah H. Merrill  

Deborah H. Merrill 

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer 

A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been provided to Delta Apparel, Inc. and will be retained by Delta Apparel, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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