Guy Fieri's youngest son is paving his own professional path separate from that of his famous dad's.
The Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives host's son Ryder is currently a student at San Diego State University, and according to his dad, has a budding passion for sports management.
In addition to Ryder, 20, the Food Network mainstay is also a dad to son Hunter, 29, both of whom he shares with his wife Lori Fieri, who he married in 1995.
© GettySpeaking with People about his son at the 2026 South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Guy, 58, noted how his son was a basketball player in high school, and when he went to college, he wanted to keep working within the sport.
Gushing about his "devotion" to his job as a manager for the college's basketball team, he said: "He cuts family vacations short, he cuts everything we do to make it, to be there to support the team. And he rides the high highs and the low lows with that team. He loves his team and he's really engaged."
"That's what he wants to do," he maintained, adding: "He wants to be in some form of professional sports, hopefully basketball. So he's looking forward to getting an internship this summer with a pro sports team and we'll see."
© Guy FieriWhile Ryder is still in college, his older brother Hunter, who recently celebrated his wedding, marrying Tara Bernstein, already works for his dad, and is a budding chef and entrepreneur.
Guy has spoken candidly about his children's future, them following in his footsteps, and moreover what his rules are for them to inherit his reportedly $100 million fortune. Speaking with Business Insider in April 2025, he revealed: "If you want this cheese, you got to get two degrees."
At the time, his son Hunter was a month shy of finishing his MBA at the University of Miami, while his nephew Jules, 26, who he has helped raise since his sister died in 2011, had recently graduated from the Loyola Marymount University law school.
© Penske Media via Getty ImagesHowever Ryder is still some years away from getting his first degree, let alone two. "Poor Ryder is just finishing his freshman year at San Diego State University," Guy shared, adding: "The boys rib him all the time. They're like, 'You know, we're done. You still have to go finish college and go get your postgraduate.'"
© Getty ImagesFurther speaking on his approach to the kids' inheritance, Guy explained: "It's a thing that my dad said to me when I was a kid. He said, 'When I die, I'm leaving you nothing except a funeral bill," and noted: "It's a joke because my dad already gave me everything. My dad gave me an education. My dad gave me awareness. My dad gave me the tools of life. It was very clear at a very young age that I was going to have to go make it on my own."
"And these boys all know that I'm going to back them up and be there for them and help them out," he continued, however emphasized: "But I told them, 'You've got to go do this. You've got to go stake your claim and go figure out what you're going to do.'"
