Russell Corporation To Webcast Investor Conference Presentation

Russell Corporation To Webcast Investor Conference Presentation



ATLANTA, May 10  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Russell Corporation (NYSE:RML)
announced today that it will host an Investor Conference on Thursday, May 12,
2005 for institutional investors and analysts.  The meeting will feature
presentations by several Russell Corporation senior executives.

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The entire conference will be webcast and is open to both individual and
institutional investors and is scheduled as follows:

   Webcast Date:  Thursday, May 12, 2005
   Time:          8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time
   To Access:     Go to the Investor Relations page on the company's website
                  http://www.russellcorp.com/ and click on the Analyst Day
                  webcast link.



The slide presentation used during the meeting will be also available on the
company's website and will be available for 30 days.

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), 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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