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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...