Delta Apparel Announces Participation at The Noble Financial Group Small-Cap Investor Conference

DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2006--Delta Apparel, Inc. (AMEX: DLA) announced today that senior management will deliver a presentation on behalf of the Company at The Noble Financial Group Small-Cap Investor Conference.

The presentation is scheduled for September 28, 2006 at 9:45 am ET at the Ballantyne Resort in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Delta Apparel presentation will be webcast live at www.deltaapparel.com.

About Delta Apparel, Inc.

Delta Apparel, Inc., along with its wholly owned subsidiaries, M. J. Soffe Company and Junkfood Clothing Company, is a marketer, manufacturer and distributor of high quality branded and private label activewear apparel. The Company specializes in selling a variety of casual and athletic activewear tops and bottoms, embellished and unembellished T-shirts, and fleece products for the ever-changing apparel market. The Company focuses on its broad distribution of apparel products to specialty and boutique stores, high-end and mid-tier retail stores, sporting goods stores, screen printers, and private label accounts. In addition, certain products are sold in college bookstores and to the U.S. Military. The Company's operations are located throughout the United States, Honduras and Mexico and the Company employs approximately 4,000 people worldwide. Additional information on the Company is available at www.deltaapparel.com.

CONTACT: Delta Apparel, Inc., Duluth
Company Contact:
Deb Merrill, 864-232-5200 x 6620
or
ICR, Inc.
Investor Relations Contact:
Bill Zima, 203-682-8200

SOURCE: Delta Apparel, Inc.

Released September 19, 2006