Lyman Sheats

Lyman Sheats
Initials	LFS
Lives In	Hoffman Estates, IL, USA
League Affiliations	Chicago Pinball League
WPPR Pts/Rank	263.64 / #7
PARS Rtng/Rank	1467 / #25
current	August 17, 2008

Lyman F. Sheats, Jr. was a software engineer and professionally-ranked pinball player. He was formerly employed at Stern Pinball.

Sheats initially programmed games for Data East and Williams. After the latter exited the pinball industry in 1999, Sheats joined Stern. He was known for his extensive rule sets and theme integration, and was responsible for popular titles such as Spider-Man, AC/DC, Metallica, The Walking Dead, and Batman.

Sheats died by suicide on January 21, 2022.

Tournament results

Tournament	Division + Placing
Pinburgh 2003	A Division: 7th One Ball Mini-Tournament: 1st A Division: 3rd
PAPA 7	A Division: 1st Triples Challenge Mini-Tournament: 1st (w/Bowen Kerins, Joshua Sharpe)
PAPA 8	A Division: 3rd
PAPA 9	A Division: 1st One Ball Challenge Mini-Tournament, Expert Divison: 1st Tommy Mode Mini-Tournament, Expert Division: 1st

List of credits

Year	Title	Company	Credits
1994	The Who's Tommy Pinball Wizard	Data East	Design, Software
	WWF Royal Rumble	Data East	Software
	Guns N' Roses	Data East	Design, Software
	Richie Rich	Data East	Design, Dots/Animation, Software
	Maverick	Data East	Concept, Software
1995	Attack From Mars	Bally	Software
1997	Medieval Madness	Williams	Software
1998	Monster Bash	Williams	Software; commentary during "Lyman's Lament" mode
1999	Revenge From Mars	Williams	Software
2005	The Sopranos	Stern	Concept, Software
2007	Spider-Man Spider-Man (Black LE) Wheel of Fortune	Stern	Concept, Software
		Stern	Concept, Software
2008	Batman CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Indiana Jones	Stern	Software
2009	24 NBA	Stern	Software
2010	Batman (Standard Model) Big Buck Hunter Pro Iron Man Iron Man (LE) James Cameron's Avatar James Cameron's Avatar (LE)	Stern	Software