The hard hat has been a huge success among the Crimson ... trying to play hard all the time and win the award was a big achievement.” ...

Additionally, Nelson, who finished with the fourth-most blocks in the SEC and was tied with former Alabama guard Aaron Estrada as the team's most Hard Hat Award wins, was named to the Karl Malone ...

The construction cap with a script A on both sides is the trophy for the Hard Hat Award that was created by Nate Oats when he arrived in Tuscaloosa. Oats hands out the hard hat to a player at the ...