Saunders’ great-grandfather, F. Nephi Grigg, founded Ore-Ida along with his brother Golden T. Grigg in 1952. The brothers ...

Some players thrive in a pressure cooker. BYU's Richie Saunders prefers the deep fryer. The hard-nosed forward who fueled BYU's run to the Sweet 16 is a descendant of the man who invented tater tots.

How BYU's Richie Saunders became the face of the Tater Tot in the NCAA Tournament and why even the Tater Tot family didn't see it coming.

Richie Saunders and tater tots? Here's how the BYU Cougars star is connected to the popular side dish invented by the company Ore-Ida.

In the 1950s, Saunders' great-grandfather Francis Nephi Grigg (as well as his brother) co-founded frozen foods company ...

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To celebrate BYU's Richie Saunders' amazing performance in the NCAA Tournament thus far, Ore-Ida is giving away free tots ...

BYU has a celebrity ... Junior guard Richie Saunders is related to someone famous: his great-grandfather, F. "Nephi" Griggs is credited with inventing the Tater Tot. You might know Griggs as ...

BYU's Richie Saunders prefers the deep fryer. The hard-nosed forward who fueled BYU's run to the Sweet 16 is a descendant of the man who invented tater tots. Saunders has cashed in with an ...