EXHIBIT 32.1
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 Gaylord Entertainment
Company (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), each of the undersigned certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350,
as adopted pursuant to ss.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.
By: /s/ Colin V. Reed
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Colin V. Reed
President and Chief Executive Officer
November 14, 2003
By: /s/ David C. Kloeppel
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David C. Kloeppel
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
November 14, 2003
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.