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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001428204-13-000010
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130402
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130404
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130404

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HONEYCUTT VAN B
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001128796

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-49850
		FILM NUMBER:		13744055

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3820 STATE ST
		CITY:			SANTA BARBARA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93105

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001156388
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES [5940]
		IRS NUMBER:				954388794
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2525 EAST EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD
		CITY:			EL SEGUNDO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90245-4632
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3102977706

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2525 EAST EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD
		CITY:			EL SEGUNDO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90245-4632

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BIG 5 HOLDINGS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010802
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    <periodOfReport>2013-04-02</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerCik>0001156388</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BGFV</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001128796</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HONEYCUTT VAN B</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2525 EAST EL SEGUNDO BLVD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>EL SEGUNDO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90245</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <remarks>EXHIBIT LIST  -- Exhibit 24 -- Power of Attorney</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>GARY S. MEADE, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-04-04</signatureDate>
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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR VAN B. HONEYCUTT
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POWER OF ATTORNEY



       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Gary S. Meade,

 Luke D. Thompson and Barry D. Emerson, and each of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-

in-fact, to:



(1)execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as

 a director of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in

 accordance with Section l6(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,

 and the rules thereunder;



(2)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be

 necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely

 file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any

 stock exchange or similar authority; and



(3)take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing

 which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best

 interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the

 documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant

 to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and

 conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's

 discretion.



      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and

 perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of

 any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or

 could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming

 all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to

 be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned

 acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the

 undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to

 comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder.



       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer

 required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities

 issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the

 foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of

 this 4th day of April, 2013.





            /s/ Van B. Honeycutt

                   Van B. Honeycutt





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