Shelby Lyman was born on 22 October 1936 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Br, Michele Merrell and Marcy May. He died on 11 August 2019 in Johnson City, New York, USA.
Rancked chess player who provided live commentary on PBS for the 1972 championship chess match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. He was the nephew of Harry Lyman, the "dean of New England Chess".
