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                                                                   EXHIBIT (10d)





                           OCTOBER 28, 1981 AMENDMENT

                             TO STOCK OPTIONS PLANS





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                              RUSSELL CORPORATION
                                    REVISED
                             1978 STOCK OPTION PLAN


                 Section 1.       Purpose.  The purpose of this Stock Option
Plan (the "Plan") is to provide incentive to and to encourage stock ownership
by certain key employees of Russell Corporation, an Alabama corporation (the
"Company"), and to encourage such employees to remain in the employ of the
Company.

                 Section 2.       Administration.  The Plan shall be
administered by a committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company
(the "Committee").  The Committee shall consist of not less than three members
of the Board of Directors of the Company.  The Board of Directors may from time
to time remove members from, or add members to, the Committee.  Vacancies on
the Committee shall be filled by the Board of Directors.  No director, while a
member of the Committee, shall be eligible to receive an option under the
Plan.  The Committee shall, from time to time at its discretion, make
recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to the employees who
shall be granted options and the amount of stock to be optioned to each.

                 The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any 
provisions of the Plan or of any option granted under it shall be final unless 
otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.  No member of the Board


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of directors or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination
made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any option granted under it.

                 Section 3.       Eligibility.  The persons who shall be
eligible to receive options shall be officers of the Company and other
employees in full-time executive, administrative, and technical positions
considered to be key positions with the Company, as the Board of Directors
shall select from time to time from among those nominated by the Committee,
provided that such employees must not have attained the age of 65 years as of
the date that the options are granted.   An optionee may hold more than one
option, but only on the terms and subject to the restrictions hereafter set
forth.  A director who is not an officer or full-time employee shall not be
entitled to participate in the Plan.

                 Section 4.       Stock.  The stock subject to the option shall
be shares of the authorized and unissued, or reacquired, common stock of the
Company, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock").  The aggregate number of shares
which may be issued under options shall not exceed 200,000 shares of Common
Stock; provided, however, that the aggregate number of shares which may be
issued under options shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock of the Company
resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares or the payment of a
stock dividend (but only on the Common Stock) or any other increase or decrease
in the number of such shares effected without receipt of consideration by the
Company.

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                 In the event that any outstanding option under the Plan for 
any reason expires or is terminated, the shares of Common Stock allocable to the
unexercised portion of such option may again be subjected to an option under
the Plan.

                 Section 5.       Terms and Conditions of Options.  Stock
Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be authorized by the Board of
Directors and shall be evidenced by agreements in such form as the Committee
shall from time to time recommend and the Board of Directors shall from time to
time approve, which agreements shall comply with and be subject to the following
terms and conditions:

                 5.1     Number of Shares.  Each option shall state the number 
of shares to which it pertains.  In the case of options granted after December 
31, 1980, no optionee may be granted options during any calendar year covering
stock having a fair market value (as hereinafter defined) on the date of grant
in excess of $100,000 plus the amount of any "unused limit carryover" as
defined in Section 251 of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981.  "Fair market
value," as used herein, shall mean the mean between the high and low price of
the Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange on the date in question.

                 5.2     Option Price.  The option price of each share subject 
to an option shall be at least 100% of the mean between the high and low price 
of the Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange on the date of the grant of 
the option, and in the case of an optionee who owns in excess of

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10% of the voting stock of the Company at the time the option is granted, the
option price of each share subject to an option shall be at least 110% of the
mean between the high and low price of the Common Stock on the American Stock
Exchange on the date of the grant of the option.

                 5.3     Medium and Time Payment.  The option price shall be 
payable upon the exercise of the option in cash.

                 5.4     Terms and Exercise of Options.  No option shall be 
exercisable either in whole or in part prior to two (2) years or more than ten 
(10) years from the date it is granted, except in the case of an optionee who 
owns 10% or more of the voting stock of the Company at the time the option is 
granted, in which case the option may not be exercised prior to two (2) years 
or more than five (5) years from the date of its grant.  No option may be 
exercised while there is outstanding, as hereinafter defined, any incentive
stock option which was granted before the granting of such option to the
optionee to purchase Common Stock of the Company.  For purposes hereof, an
option shall be considered outstanding until it is exercised in full or expires
by reason of lapse of time.

                 During the lifetime of the optionee, the option shall be 
exercisable only by him and shall not be assignable or transferable by him and 
no other person may acquire any rights therein.

                 5.5     Termination of Employment Except Death.  If, prior to 
the expiration of two (2) years from the date an option is granted, an

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optionee shall cease to be a full-time employee of the Company for any reason,
such optionee shall have no right to exercise an option.  Subsequent to the
expiration of two (2) years from the date an option is granted, in the event of
cessation of full-time employment by an optionee, such optionee may (subject to
the condition that no option may be exercised after the expiration of ten (10)
years from the date of its grant) exercise such option at any time within three
(3) months after such termination of full-time employment (or twelve (12)
months if termination is due to disability) to the extent his right to exercise
such option had accrued pursuant to paragraph 5.4 of the Plan and had not
previously been exercised at the date of such termination.  Neither authorized
leave of absence nor absence on account of military or governmental service
shall constitute termination of full-time employment for the purpose of the
Plan. Termination of full-time employment shall be determined by the Committee,
which determination, unless overruled by the Board of Directors, shall be final
and conclusive.

                 5.6     Death of Optionee and Transfer of Option.  If the 
optionee shall die while in the full-time employ of the Company or within a 
period of three (3) months after the termination of his full-time employment 
with the Company and shall not have fully exercised an option which otherwise 
would be exercisable by such optionee, the option may be exercised, subject to 
the condition that no option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten 
(10) years from the date it is granted, to the extent that the optionee's right
to exercise such option had accrued pursuant to paragraph 5.4 of the Plan at the
time of his death and had not previously

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been exercised, at any time within three (3) months after the optionee's death,
by the executors or administrators of the optionee's estate.

                 No option shall be transferable by the optionee otherwise than
by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

                 5.7     Recapitalization.  Subject to any required action by 
the stockholders, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each 
outstanding option, and the price per share thereof, shall be proportionately 
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common 
Stock of the Company resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares or
the payment of a stock dividend (but only on the Common Stock) or any other 
increase or decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt of 
consideration of the Company.

                 Subject to any required action by the stockholders, if the 
Company shall be the surviving corporation in any merger or consolidation, each
outstanding option shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a
holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the option would have
been entitled.  A dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a merger or
consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, shall
cause each outstanding option to terminate, provided that such optionee shall,
in such event, if a period of two (2) years from the date of the grant of the
option shall have expired, have the right immediately prior to such dissolution
or liquidation, or merger or consolidation in which the corporation is not the
surviving corporation, to exercise his option in

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whole or in part without regard to any installment provisions contained in such
option.

                 To the extent that the foregoing adjustments relate to stock or
securities of the Company, such adjustments shall be made by the Committee,
whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.

                  Except as hereinbefore expressly provided in this paragraph 
5.7, the optionee shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or 
consolidation of shares of stock of any class or the payment of any stock 
dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of 
any class or by reason of any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or 
consolidation or spinoff or sale of assets, and any issuance by the Company for
consideration of shares or stock of any class, or securities convertible into 
shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason
thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common 
Stock subject to the option.

                 The grant of an option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect 
in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, 
reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business 
structure or to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate or sell, or 
transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

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                 5.8     No Rights as a Stockholder.  An optionee, or (where 
permitted by the terms of the Plan) a transferee of an option, shall have no 
rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by his option until
the date of the issuance of a stock certificate to him for such shares.  No 
adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in 
cash, securities or other property) or distributions or other rights for which 
the record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued, except as
provided in paragraph 5.7 hereof.

                 5.9     Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options.  
Subject to the terms and conditions and within the limitations of the Plan, the
Board of Directors may modify, extend or renew outstanding options granted 
under the Plan, or accept the surrender of outstanding options (to the extent 
not theretofore exercised) and authorize the granting of new options in
substitution therefor (to the extent not theretofore exercised).  The Board of
Directors shall not, however, modify any outstanding options so as to specify a
different price or accept the surrender of outstanding options and authorize
the granting of New Options in substitution therefor specifying a different
price, except as otherwise provided in paragraph 5.7.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, however, no modification of an option shall, without the consent of
the optionee, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any option
theretofore granted under the Plan.

                 5.10    Compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission
Regulations.  Shares purchased by an optionee shall only be subject to sale by
such optionee in accordance with any rules or regulations which may

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apply thereto that may have been issued by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the American Stock Exchange or any State Securities Administrator.
If such shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, they may be
sold subject to any limitations on such sale by rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the American Stock Exchange or any State Securities
Administrator.

                 5.11    Other Provisions.  The option agreements authorized 
under the Plan shall contain such other provisions, including, without 
limitation, restrictions under the exercise of the option, as the Committee and
the Board of Directors shall deem advisable.

                 Section 6.1      Term of Plan.  Options may be granted
pursuant to the Plan from time to time within a period of ten (10) years from
the date the Plan is adopted, or the date the Plan is approved by the
stockholders, whichever is earlier.

                 Section 7.       Indemnification of Committee.  In addition to
such other rights of indemnification as they may have as directors or as
members of the Committee, the members of the Committee shall be indemnified by
the Company against the reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees,
actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action,
suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or
any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act
under or in connection with the Plan or any option granted thereunder, and
against all amounts paid by them in

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settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal
counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment
in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to
which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such
Committee member is liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of
his duties; provided, that within sixty (60) days after institution of any such
action, suit or proceeding a Committee member shall in writing offer the
Company the opportunity, at its own expense to handle and defend the same.

                 Section 8.       Amendment of the Plan.  The Board of
Directors of the Company may, insofar as permitted by law, from time to time,
with respect to any shares at the time not subject to options, suspend or
discontinue the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever except
that, with approval of the stockholders, no such revision or amendment shall
change the number of shares subject to the Plan, change the designation of the
class of employees eligible to receive options, decrease the price at which
options may be granted, remove the administration of the Plan from the
Committee, or render any member of the Committee eligible to receive an option
under the Plan while serving thereon.

                 Section 9.       Application of Funds.  The proceeds received
by the Company from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to options will be used
for general corporate purposes.

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                 Section 10.      No Obligation to Exercise Option.  The
granting of an option shall impose no obligation upon the optionee to exercise
such option.

                 Section 11.      Approval of Stockholders.  The Plan shall be
effective upon its approval by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock of the Company present at a regular or special meeting
thereof.

                 Date Plan adopted by Board of Directors:  March 17, 1978

                 Date Plan approved by Stockholders:  April 26, 1978

                 Date Revised Plan approved by Board of Directors: ____________

                 Date Revised Plan approved by Stockholders: __________________




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