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                                                                      EXHIBIT 99

           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 Dan River Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 29, 2003 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company hereby certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S)1350, as adopted pursuant to (S)906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 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.

     The foregoing certification is to the best knowledge of the undersigned.

                             /s/ Joseph L. Lanier, Jr.
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                             Joseph L. Lanier, Jr., Chief Executive
                               Officer

                             /s/ Barry F. Shea
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                             Barry F. Shea, Chief Financial Officer

                             May 7, 2003