Exhibit 32.2

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 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended January 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael F. Hines, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report complies fully with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/    MICHAEL F. HINES	Date: April 8, 2004
Michael F. Hines
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer