Delta Apparel (DLAPQ) 10-Q 2023 Q2 Quarterly report

1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION1350, AS

ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEYACT OF 2002

For purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adoptedpursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,Robert W. Humphreys, the Chief Executive

Officer of Delta Apparel, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifiesthat to the best of his knowledge:

1.

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 1, 2023, of the Company, as filed with the Securities and ExchangeCommission on

the date hereof (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirementsof Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Actof 1934; and

2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in allmaterial respects, the financial condition and results of operationsof the Company.

Date:

May 4, 2023

/s/ Robert W. Humphreys

Robert W. Humphreys

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

This certification isbeing furnishedsolely tocomply withthe provisionsof § 906of the Sarbanes-OxleyAct of 2002and is notbeing filed aspart of theaccompanying

Report, including for purposesof Section 18 ofthe Exchange Act, oras a separate disclosure document.A signed original ofthis written certification required by

Section 906, or otherdocument authenticating, acknowledging or otherwiseadopting the signature thatappears in typed formwithin the electronic versionof this

written certification required by Section 906, has beenprovided to the Company and will be rendered bythe Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange

Commission or its staff upon request.