Each summer Sports Illustrated revisits, remembers and rethinks some of the biggest names and most important stories of our sporting past. This year’s WHERE ARE THEY NOW? crop features a Flying Fish and a Captain, jet packs and NFTs, the Commerce Comet and the Say Hey Kid. Come back all week for more.
Our story starts at Steak ‘n Shake. And perhaps it’s a fitting beginning, given that this is the fast food chain of choice for so many postgame meals in the Midwest. Inside this particular franchise, on the outskirts of Peoria, Ill.