Exhibit 99.1 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Dixie Group, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 28, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2002, as amended by the Form 10-Q/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) that he is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and that: (1) 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 as of and for the periods covered in the Report.
/s/ Daniel K. Frierson
Daniel K. Frierson, Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 12, 2002
