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 ...

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

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The men’s basketball NCAA Tournament is famous for bringing players’ unusual stories to broader attention. And in an era ...

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

BYU star Richie Saunders has turned plenty of heads with his accomplishments on the court, but he's also garnered a ton of ...

How is Richie Saunders related to F. Nephi Grigg, the inventor of the tater tot? Saunders's grandmother, Delma Grigg Saunders, was the eldest of F. Nephi Grigg's eight children. That makes ...

What do Tater Tots have to do with Wisconsin's March Madness loss against BYU? BYU basketball's Richie Saunders' connection ...

Napoleon Dynamite served tater tots on a plate instead of stuffing them in his pocket — and threw his Sweet 16 vote behind ...

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 ...

Some players thrive in a pressure cooker. Brigham Young’s Richie Saunders prefers the deep fryer. Saunders is a descendant of ...