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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED,AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Robert W. Humphreys, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of DeltaApparel, Inc.;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements

made, in light of the circumstances under which suchstatements were made, not misleading with respect tothe period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, thefinancial statements, and other financial informationincluded in this report, fairlypresent in all materialrespects the financial

condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrantas of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s)and I are responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange

Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) andinternal control over financial reporting(as defined in Exchange ActRules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) forthe registrant

and have:

a)

Designed suchdisclosure controls andprocedures, or causedsuch disclosure controlsand proceduresto bedesigned underour supervision,to ensurethat

material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during

the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)

Designed suchinternal controlover financialreporting, orcaused suchinternal controlover financialreporting tobe designedunder oursupervision, to

provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting andthe preparation of financial statements for external purposes inaccordance

with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures andpresented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the

disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the periodcovered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)

Disclosed in this reportany change in theregistrant's internal control over financial reportingthat occurred during theregistrant's most recent fiscal quarter

(the registrant's fourth fiscal quarterin case of an annualreport) that has materiallyaffected, or is reasonably likelyto materially affect, the registrant'sinternal

control over financial reporting; and

5.

Theregistrant’sothercertifying officer(s)andI havedisclosed, basedonourmostrecent evaluationofinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting, tothe

registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions):

a)

All significantdeficiencies andmaterial weaknessesin thedesign oroperation ofinternal controlover financialreporting whichare reasonablylikely to

adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information;and

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material,that involves management orother employees who have a significantrole in the registrant’s internal controlover financial

reporting.

Date:

May 4, 2023

/s/ Robert W. Humphreys

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer