AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE

                                       TO

                          AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

                                  BY AND AMONG

                     TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L CORPORATION,

                              HB ACQUISITION CORP.

                                       AND

                         DUCK HEAD APPAREL COMPANY, INC.



                            DATED AS OF JULY 26, 2001
















                              AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
                                       TO
                          AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER


         THIS  AMENDMENT  NUMBER  ONE TO  AGREEMENT  AND  PLAN OF  MERGER  (this
"Amendment") is made and entered into as of July 26, 2001, by and among Tropical
Sportswear Int'l Corporation,  a Florida corporation  ("Buyer"),  HB Acquisition
Corp., a Georgia  corporation  ("Sub"),  and Duck Head Apparel Company,  Inc., a
Georgia corporation ("Target").

                                    PREAMBLE

         The parties to this  Amendment  previously  entered  into that  certain
Agreement  and Plan of Merger by and among the  parties as of June 26, 2001 (the
"Merger  Agreement").  Since  that  date,  Buyer  has  been  conducting  its due
diligence  investigation  of Target and its business.  Buyer has requested  from
Target,  and  Target has agreed to, an  extension  of its due  diligence  period
because  Buyer has indicated  that Buyer's due diligence  cannot be completed by
July 26, 2001 as contemplated in the Merger Agreement.  As a result, the parties
desire to enter into this Amendment to amend the Merger  Agreement to extend the
due diligence period.

         Certain  capitalized  terms used in this  Amendment  are defined in the
Merger Agreement.

         NOW,   THEREFORE,   in  consideration  of  the  above  and  the  mutual
warranties,  representations,  covenants,  and agreements set forth herein,  the
parties agree as follows:

                            ARTICLE 1. THE AMENDMENT

1.1 DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD.  Paragraph (f) of Section 11.1 of the Merger Agreement
is hereby amended by substituting  the date "August 6, 2001" for the phrase "the
thirtieth  (30th)  day after the date of this  Agreement,"  so that the  amended
paragraph (f) of Section 11.1 now is as follows:

                  (f) By Buyer on or before  August  6,  2001 in the event  that
         Buyer has not been satisfied in its reasonable discretion, exercised in
         good faith, with the results of its due diligence review of information
         concerning the Target and its business; or

1.2 INITIAL  EXPIRATION  DATE OF THE OFFER.  The parties  agree that the initial
expiration date of the Offer shall be Midnight on August 8, 2001,  unless Target
shall have received an  Acquisition  Proposal  prior to August 8, 2001 and shall
have provided to Buyer the notices  required by Sections 9.1(b) or 9.2(a) of the
Agreement,  in which case the Offer  shall  initially  expire on the  earlier of
(i)(five (5) business days after any Subsequent  Determination by Target's Board
of  Directors or (ii) the seventh  (7th)  business  day  following  the earliest
notice from Target to Buyer advising Buyer that the Board of Directors of Target

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has received a Superior  Proposal.  In  furtherance  of this Section 1.2 of this
Amendment,  the third  sentence of paragraph (a) of Section 1.1 of the Agreement
is hereby amended by substituting the following sentence therefor:

         The  initial  expiration  date of the  Offer  shall be the later of (x)
         August 8, 2001 or (y) if,  prior to August 8, 2001,  Target  shall have
         received an  Acquisition  Proposal  and  provided  the notices to Buyer
         required  by  Sections  9.1(b) or 9.2(a),  the earlier of (i) the fifth
         (5th) business day following a Subsequent  Determination (as defined in
         Section  9.1(b)) or (ii) the seventh  (7th)  business day following the
         earliest  notice from Target to Buyer  advising Buyer that the Board of
         Directors of Target has received a Superior Proposal.

1.3 SUBSEQUENT  DETERMINATION.  The second  sentence of paragraph (b) of Section
9.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by the  substitution  of the words "after
August 1, 2001" for the clause "after the  expiration or waiver of Buyer's right
to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(f)".

1.4 OTHER OFFERS.  The proviso of the first sentence of paragraph (a) of Section
9.2 of the  Agreement,  which follows  clause (iv) of that  sentence,  is hereby
amended by the  substitution  of the words "after August 1, 2001" for the clause
"after the  expiration  or waiver of Buyer's right to terminate  this  Agreement
pursuant to Section 11.1(f)".

1.5 THE MERGER  AGREEMENT.  Except as set forth in the  foregoing  provisions of
this  Amendment,  the terms and conditions of the Merger  Agreement  shall be in
full force and effect  and shall not be  amended  or  otherwise  altered by this
Amendment.  In the event of a conflict  between the terms of this  Amendment and
the terms of the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall control.

1.6  MISCELLANEOUS.  The provisions of Sections 12.5,  12.6,  12.7,  12.8, 12.9,
12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.13 and 12.14 of the Merger Agreement shall apply to this
Amendment as fully as if such Sections were set forth in this Amendment in their
entirety.

          IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  each of the Parties has caused this Amendment to
be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.

ATTEST:                                    TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L CORPORATION


                                            By: /s/ Michael Kagan
                                                -------------------------------
/s/ Regina M. Valentin                      Title: Executive Vice President, CFO
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Title: Executive Assistant
       Assistant Secretary

[CORPORATE SEAL]


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ATTEST:                                        HB ACQUISITION CORP.


                                               By: /s/ Michael Kagan
                                                   ---------------------------
/s/ Jane C. Marlow                                 Title: President
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Title: Witness

[CORPORATE SEAL]

ATTEST:                                        DUCK HEAD APPAREL COMPANY, INC.


                                               By: /s/ William V. Roberti
                                                   ---------------------------
/s/ K. Scott Grassmyer                         Title: Chairman, President & CEO
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Title: Secretary

[CORPORATE SEAL]