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                                                                   EXHIBIT (10m)



             AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN JOHN F. WARD

                  AND THE COMPANY DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1999



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                       AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT




     This Amendment, made and effective on the 1st day of November, 1999, by
and between RUSSELL CORPORATION, and Alabama corporation (the "Company"), and
JOHN F. WARD (the "Executive").


                                R E C I T A L S:


     WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive entered into that certain
Employment Agreement dated as of March 31, 1998, whereby the Executive was
employed as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
the Company (the "Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to amend the Agreement as set
forth herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:

     1.   Article 3.4 of the agreement shall be amended to read as follows:

          "Retirement. Any termination of employment by either the Company or
          the Executive, after April 1, 2001, shall be treated as retirement of
          the Executive for the purpose of all Russell plans and benefits to
          which Executive is entitled to participate at the time of such
          termination."

     2.   Article 5 of the Agreement shall be amended by deleting the third
(3rd) sentence thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following
language:

          "Such options granted pursuant to Option Agreements dated on or after
          February 24, 1999 shall have a term of ten years and one-fourth of the
          total options given in any year shall vest in each of the four years
          following the grant of the options, but options granted pursuant to
          Option Agreements dated prior to such date shall have the term and
          vesting schedule specified in such Option Agreements."

     3.   Except as specifically amended herein, this Amendment shall not be
interpreted to amend or modify the Agreement in any way, and the Company and
the Executive hereby ratify and affirm all provisions of the Agreement as of
the date hereof.




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the day
and year first above written.

RUSSELL CORPORATION

By: /s/ Eric N. Hoyle
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Its: Executive Vice President/CFO



                                             Attest:

                                                   /s/ Floyd G. Hoffman
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                                                      Secretary



EXECUTIVE

/s/ John F. Ward
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    John F. Ward



                                             Witness:

                                                      /s/ Joyce I Knox
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