Source: Nikolay Tsuguliev / Getty The ESPN article reads like something so unexpected it almost feels fictional at first-until the details settle in and make it very real. It centers on Dayton James Webber, a 27-year-old professional cornhole player whose life story had previously been framed as inspirational. Webber is a quadruple amputee who lost his limbs as an infant after a severe blood infection led to sepsis, yet he went on to compete at a high level in cornhole, even earning national attention through a 2023 feature. That background alone makes what happened next all the more jarring.