INSPIRATION AWARD Richard Herskovitz The OCB Inspiration Award recognizes a competitor who overcame difficult obstacles and whose actions and determination are inspiring. In October 2005 Richard Herskovitz contracted a disease called Necrotizing Fasciitis, also known as "The Flesh Eating Infection". He spent six weeks in a shock trauma center, had 15 surgeries, and spent hundreds of hours in a hyperbaric chamber. For the next 15 months doctors tried to save what was left of his right leg. But in December of 2006 he had his right leg amputated below the knee. Before his amputation he set some goals. One of them was to get on stage again as a bodybuilder. He achieved that goal in 2007 and competed in three competitions from May to November. Richard's goal now is to inspire people who face physical obstacles to believe that nothing is impossible."
The OCB Inspiration Award recognizes a competitor who overcame difficult obstacles and whose actions and determination are inspiring. In October 2005 Richard Herskovitz contracted a disease called Necrotizing Fasciitis, also known as "The Flesh Eating Infection". He spent six weeks in a shock trauma center, had 15 surgeries, and spent hundreds of hours in a hyperbaric chamber. For the next 15 months doctors tried to save what was left of his right leg. But in December of 2006 he had his right leg amputated below the knee. Before his amputation he set some goals. One of them was to get on stage again as a bodybuilder. He achieved that goal in 2007 and competed in three competitions from May to November. Richard's goal now is to inspire people who face physical obstacles to believe that nothing is impossible."
