Russell Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend

ATLANTA, April 17  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Russell Corporation (NYSE:RML) has declared its regular quarterly dividend of $0.04 per common share, payable May 24, 2006, to shareholders of record on May 10, 2006.

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This represents the 172nd consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the Company.

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/

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