Russell Corporation Announces Participation in the 2006 SunTrust Institutional Investor Conference

ATLANTA, April 10  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Russell Corporation (NYSE:RML) announced today that members of its management team will be presenting at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey's 35th Annual Institutional Investor Conference.  Robert Koney, senior vice president and CFO, and Roger Holliday, vice president of investor relations will provide an overview of the Company's products and operations. The presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, April 11, 2005 at 11:45 a.m. eastern time at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead in Atlanta, GA. The webcast of this presentation can be accessed from the company's investor relations web page at http://www.russellcorp.com/ or by going to http://www.wsw.com/webcast/strh16/rml/.

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  About Russell Corporation


Russell Corporation is a leading branded athletic and sporting goods company marketing athletic apparel, uniforms, footwear and equipment for a wide variety of sports, outdoor and fitness activities.  The Company's major brands include Russell Athletic(R), JERZEES(R), Spalding(R), Brooks(R), Huffy Sports(R), Bike(R), Moving Comfort(R), AAI(R) and Mossy Oak(R). The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RML and its web site address is http://www.russellcorp.com/. 

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DATASOURCE: Russell Corporation



CONTACT:  Financial, Roger Holliday, [phone], or Media, Nancy

Young, [phone], both of Russell Corporation



Web site:  http://www.russellcorp.com/

http://www.wsw.com/webcast/strh16/rml

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