AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 18, 2001
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

                                   SCHEDULE TO
                                 (RULE 14D-100)
                             TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
                      UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1

                               DELTA APPAREL, INC.
                       (NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY (ISSUER))

                               DELTA APPAREL, INC.
                        (NAME OF FILING PERSON (ISSUER))

                     COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
                         (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                                    247368103
                      (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                               HERBERT M. MUELLER
                               DELTA APPAREL, INC.
                        2750 PREMIERE PARKWAY, SUITE 100
                                DULUTH, GA 30097
                                 (678) 775-6900
                  (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON
               AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON
                            BEHALF OF FILING PERSONS)

                                    COPY TO:
                              ERIC K. GRABEN, ESQ.
                     WYCHE, BURGESS, FREEMAN & PARHAM, P.A.
                         44 EAST CAMPERDOWN WAY (29601)
                               POST OFFICE BOX 728
                            GREENVILLE, SC 29602-0728
                                 (864) 242-8200

                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE


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                   Transaction Valuation                                       Amount of Filing Fee
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                       $7,700,000.00                                                $1,540.00
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*Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the filing fee, based upon the
       purchase of 350,000 shares at $22 per share.

___    CHECK  THE BOX IF ANY  PART  OF THE FEE IS  OFFSET  AS  PROVIDED  BY RULE
       0-11(A)(2)  AND  IDENTIFY  THE FILING WITH WHICH THE  OFFSETTING  FEE WAS
       PREVIOUSLY PAID. IDENTIFY THE PREVIOUS FILING BY REGISTRATION  NUMBER, OR
       THE FORM OR SCHEDULE AND THE DATE OF ITS FILING.

       Amount Previously Paid:         $1,540.00
       Form or Registration No.:       Schedule TO
       Filing Party:                   Issuer
       Date Filed:                     December 7, 2001

___    CHECK BOX IF THE FILING RELATES SOLELY TO PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATIONS MADE
       BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF A TENDER OFFER.

       Check the appropriate  boxes to designate any  transactions to which this
       statement relates:

       ___    THIRD-PARTY TENDER OFFER SUBJECT TO RULE 14D-1.
       ___    ISSUER TENDER OFFER SUBJECT TO RULE 13E-4.
       ___    GOING-PRIVATE TRANSACTION SUBJECT TO RULE 13E-3.
       ___    AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE 13D UNDER RULE 13D-2.

       Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment  reporting the
       results of the tender offer. ___

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This  Amendment  No. 1 amends and  supplements  the Tender  Offer  Statement  on
Schedule  TO filed on  December  7,  2001,  by Delta  Apparel,  Inc.,  a Georgia
corporation (the "Company"),  relating to an offer by the Company to purchase up
to 350,000 shares of its Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Shares"),
as  provided in the  Company's  Offer to  Purchase  dated  December 7, 2001 (the
"Offer to Purchase"),  at a purchase price not greater than $22.00 nor less than
$19.00 net per Share in cash upon the terms and  subject to the  conditions  set
forth in the Offer to Purchase  and the  related  Letter of  Transmittal,  which
together  constitute the "Offer." Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Letter
of Transmittal are Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively, to the Schedule TO.

The information in the Offer is hereby  incorporated by reference in response to
all items in this Schedule TO.

ITEMS 1 THROUGH 9 AND 11.

Items 1 through 9 and 11 of the Schedule TO, which  incorporate by reference the
information  contained in the Offer,  are hereby amended and supplemented as set
forth below.

The  Offer to  Purchase  indicates  under the  heading  "Summary  Term  Sheet --
Withdrawal  rights" and under the heading "The Offer -- 4.  Withdrawal  Rights,"
that Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to
the  Expiration  Date  (which is 5:00  p.m.,  New York City time,  on  Thursday,
January 10, 2002 unless the Offer is extended) and, unless theretofore  accepted
for payment by the Company  pursuant to the Offer,  may also be withdrawn at any
time after 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on January 10, 2002.

The first time at which  tendered  Shares may be withdrawn  after the Expiration
Date is hereby changed from 12:00  Midnight,  New York City time, on January 10,
2002 to 12:00  Midnight,  New York City time, on January 24, 2002. The Offer and
all documents are hereby amended accordingly.

ITEM 12. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

(a)(5)(ii)    Text of Press Release issued by Company dated December 18, 2001.



                                    SIGNATURE

         After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.

                                       DELTA APPAREL, INC.



                                       By: /s/ Herbert M. Mueller
                                       ---------------------------------------
                                       Herbert M. Mueller
                                       Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Dated: December 18, 2001.


* Pursuant to General  Instruction  D to  Schedule  TO, no actual  signature  is
required.





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(5)(ii)    Text of Press Release issued by Company dated December 18, 2001.





                               EXHIBIT (A)(5)(II)

DELTA  APPAREL, INC.
2750 Premiere Parkway, Suite 100
Duluth, GA  30097
(678) 775-6900
                                                               December 18, 2001


                                  NEWS RELEASE

               DELTA APPAREL ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN POST EXPIRATION
                 WITHDRAWAL DATE FOR DUTCH AUCTION TENDER OFFER

         DULUTH,  Ga.--(BUSINESS  WIRE)--  December 18,  2001 -- On  December 7,
2001, Delta Apparel,  Inc.(AMEX-DLA), a Georgia corporation, filed a Schedule TO
with the Securities and Exchange Commission announcing its intention to purchase
up to  350,000  shares of its  Common  Stock,  $0.01  par  value per share  (the
"Shares"), as provided in the Offer to Purchase of that same date, at a purchase
price  not  greater  than $22 nor less  than $19 net per  Share in cash upon the
terms and subject to the  conditions  set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the
related Letter of Transmittal, which together constitute the "Offer."

         The Offer to Purchase  indicates under the heading  "Summary Term Sheet
- -- Withdrawal Rights" and under the heading "The Offer -- 4. WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS,"
that Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to
the  Expiration  Date  (which is 5:00  p.m.,  New York City time,  on  Thursday,
January 10, 2002 unless the Offer is extended) and, unless theretofore  accepted
for payment by the Company  pursuant to the Offer,  may also be withdrawn at any
time after 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on January 10, 2002.

         The first  time at which  tendered  Shares may be  withdrawn  after the
Expiration  Date has been changed from 12:00  Midnight,  New York City time,  on
January 10, 2002 to 12:00 Midnight,  New York City time, on January 24, 2002 and
the Offer has been amended accordingly.

         This  press  release  is for  informational  purposes  only  and is not
intended to serve as a solicitation to buy securities.  Any  solicitation to buy
securities  will be made only  pursuant to the Offer to  Purchase  and Letter of
Transmittal, each as amended, that Delta Apparel, Inc. filed with the Securities
and Exchange  Commission (the "Commission") on December 7, 2001 and December 18,
2001.  Before  tendering  shares,   shareholders  should  read  these  documents
carefully,  as they contain  important  information.  Investors  can also obtain
copies of these and other documents filed with the Commission in connection with
the tender offer for free at the  Commission's  Web site at  www.sec.gov  and/or
directly from Delta Apparel, Inc.

         Delta  Apparel,  Inc.  is  a  vertically  integrated  manufacturer  and
marketer  of high  quality  knit  apparel.  The Company  specializes  in selling
undecorated T-shirts, golf shirts and tank tops to distributors, screen printers
and private label  accounts.  Delta Apparel has  operations in five states,  two
company-operated  sewing facilities in Honduras and one company-operated  sewing
facility in Mexico. The Company employs about 2,600 worldwide.

CONTACT: Delta Apparel, Inc.
Herb Mueller, 678/775-6948