Delta Apparel, Inc. (NYSE Amex: DLA) today announced that the Company will report its fiscal first quarter 2010 financial results on Friday, October 23, 2009 before the market opens. The Company will also hold a conference call with senior management to discuss the financial results at 9:00 a.m. ET on October 23, 2009. The dial-in number for the earnings call is (913) 312-0415.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available at www.deltaapparelinc.com. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes early to register for the teleconference webcast and download any necessary software. A replay of the call will be available from October 23, 2009 through October 30, 2009. To access the telephone replay, participants should dial 719-457-0820. The access code for the replay is: 1451652.

About Delta Apparel, Inc.

Delta Apparel, Inc., along with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, M. J. Soffe, LLC, Junkfood Clothing Company and To The Game, LLC, is an international design, manufacturing, sourcing and marketing company that features a diverse portfolio of high quality branded and private label activewear apparel and headwear. The Company specializes in selling a variety of casual and athletic products through most distribution channels for these types of goods. Its products are sold to specialty and boutique shops, upscale and traditional department stores, mid-tier retailers, sporting goods stores, screen printers, and private label accounts. In addition, certain products are sold to college bookstores and to the U.S. military. Its products are also available direct to consumers on its websites at www.soffe.com, www.junkfoodclothing.com, and www.deltaapparel.com. The headwear products can be viewed at www.2thegame.com. The Company's operations are located throughout the United States, Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico, and it employs approximately 6,500 people worldwide. Additional information about the Company is available at www.deltaapparelinc.com.