POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Know all by these present, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints Hope H. Winkler with full power of
substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attomey-in-fact
to:

     (1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and
         on the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the
         U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
         "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto,
         and any other documents necessary or
         appropriate to obtain codes and passwords
         enabling the undersigned to make electronic
         filings with the SEC of reports required by
         Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
         1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

     (2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
         in the undersigned's capacity as an officer
         and/or director of Delta Apparel, Inc. (the
         "Company'), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance
         with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
         Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

     (3) do and perform any and all acts for and on
         behalf of the undersigned which may be
         necessary or desirable to complete and execute
         any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute
         any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely
         file such form with the SEC and any stock
         exchange or similar authority; and

     (4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in
         connection with the foregoing which, in the
         opinion of such attomey-in-fact, may be of
         benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
         required by, the undersigned, it being
         understood that the documents executed by such
         attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
         pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
         such form and shall contain such terms and
         conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
         in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any
and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with
full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms
3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 8th day of November,
2006.




Signature

E. Erwin Maddrey, II
Print Name








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