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                                                                  Exhibit 10.2.4


                      THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
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     THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT ("this Amendment") dated as of
November 30, 2000 is entered into by HIBBETT SPORTING GOODS, INC., a Delaware
corporation, HIBBETT TEAM SALES, INC., an Alabama corporation, and SPORTS
WHOLESALE, INC., an Alabama corporation (together referred to as the
"Borrowers"), and AMSOUTH BANK, an Alabama banking corporation (the "Lender").


                                   Recitals
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     A.  The Borrowers and the Lender have previously entered into that certain
Credit Agreement dated as of November 5, 1998 as amended by a First Amendment
thereto dated as of November 19, 1999 and a Second Amendment thereto dated as of
April 17, 2000 (as amended, the "Credit Agreement").  Capitalized terms not
otherwise herein defined shall have the meanings given them in the Credit
Agreement.

     B.  The Borrowers have requested and the Lender has agreed to enter into
certain amendments to the Credit Agreement, as set forth herein.

                                   Agreement
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     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and in further
consideration of the mutual agreements set forth herein, the Borrowers and the
Lender hereby agree as follows:

     1.  Recitals.  The recitals hereinabove are hereby incorporated by this
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reference as if fully set forth herein.

     2.  Rules of Construction.  This Amendment is subject to the rules of
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construction set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement.

     3.  Representations and Warranties of Borrowers.  Each of the Borrowers
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represents and warrants to the Lender as follows:

         (a) Representations and Warranties in Loan Documents.  All of the
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     representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents are true and
     correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, except to
     the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an
     earlier date.
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         (b) No Default.  Each of the Borrowers is in compliance in all
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     material respects with all the terms and provisions set forth in the Loan
     Documents on its part to be observed or performed, and, no Event of
     Default, nor any event that upon notice or lapse of time or both would
     constitute such an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing.

         (c) Organizational Documents.  The articles of incorporation and
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     bylaws of each of the Borrowers have not been modified or amended since
     April 17, 2000.

     4.  Amendments to Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement is hereby amended
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as follows:

         (a) The defined term "Termination Date" is hereby further amended to
     read, in its entirety, as follows:

             "(a)  November 1, 2001;"

     5.  Loan Documents to Remain in Effect.  Except expressly amended herein,
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the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and
effect in accordance with their respective terms.

     6.  No Novation, etc.  Nothing contained in this Amendment shall be deemed
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to constitute a novation of the terms of the Loan Documents, nor impair any
Liens granted to the Lender thereunder, nor release any person from liability
for any of the Credit Obligations, nor affect any of the rights, powers or
remedies of the Lender under the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any
provision thereof.

     7.  Governing Law, Successors and Assigns, etc.  This Amendment shall be
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governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Alabama
and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and  permitted assigns.

     8.  Headings.  The descriptive headings of the sections of this Amendment
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are for convenient reference only and shall not be deemed to affect the meaning
or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

     9.  Entire Agreement.  This Amendment constitutes the entire understanding
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to date of the parties hereto regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior and contemporaneous oral and written agreements of the parties thereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof.

     10. Severability.  If any provision of this Amendment shall be invalid,
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illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.


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     11. Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of
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counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed an original, but all
such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

     12. No Waiver.  Nothing contained in this Amendment shall be construed as
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a waiver or acknowledgment of, or consent to any breach of or Event of Default
under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

     13. Effect of this Amendment.  This Amendment amends and supplements the
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Credit Agreement and shall be construed as if it is a part thereof for all
purposes.  Any representation or warranty contained herein that is determined by
the Lender to have been misleading or untrue in any material respect at the time
made shall constitute an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents in accordance with Section 8.1 of the Credit Agreement as
if such representation or warranty had been contained in the Credit Agreement,
and any default by the Borrowers in the performance or observance of any
provision of this Amendment that continues unremedied after the grace period
described in Section 8.1 of the Credit Agreement shall constitute an Event of
Default under that section as if such provision had been contained in the Credit
Agreement.




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  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers and the Lender have caused this Amendment
to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives on the
date set forth above.


                                    HIBBETT SPORTING GOODS, INC., a Delaware
                                    corporation

                                    By:       /s/ Susan H. Fitzgibbon
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                                         Its   Vice President & CFO
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                                    HIBBETT TEAM SALES, INC., an Alabama
                                    corporation


                                    By:       /s/ Susan H. Fitzgibbon
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                                         Its   Vice President & CFO
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                                    SPORTS WHOLESALE, INC., an Alabama
                                    corporation


                                    By:       /s/ Susan H. Fitzgibbon
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                                         Its   Vice President & CFO
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                                    AMSOUTH BANK, an Alabama banking corporation

                                    By        /s/ David A. Simmons
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                                         Its   Senior Vice President
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