Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (the
“Company”) for the period ending March 30,
2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the “Report”), I, Steven G.
Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted
pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that, to my knowledge:
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of
section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended; and
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.
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Steven G. Miller
President and Chief Executive Officer
May 2, 2008
A signed original of this written statement required by
Section 906 has been provided to Big 5 Sporting Goods
Corporation and will be retained by Big 5 Sporting Goods
Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.