- Born
- Nickname
- Gazza
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Garry Lyon was born on September 13, 1967 in Kyabram, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor, known for House of Bulger (The AFL Footy Show) (2003), Saturday Afternoon AFL (1957) and AFL Evolution 2 (2020). He was previously married to Melissa Lyon.
- SpouseMelissa Lyon(March 1993 - January 2005) (divorced, 3 children)
- He played Australian Rules football for Melbourne for thirteen years (1986-1999) and captained the Melbourne Demons for six years (1991-1997). He played 226 games and achieved All Australian selection three years in a row (1993-1995).
- He has three sons with ex-wife Melissa: Benjamin, Joshua and Thomas.
- Currently hosting his own sports program, "Any Given Sunday". He also works as a football commentator with Channel 9 and makes makes regular appearances on "The Footy Show".
- "There was a lesson to be learned by watching him...He knew he had this one strength. He knew that his capacity to run, combined with his height, made him a valuable asset. You see a lot of players go through the system with these great gifts but they've got no idea how to use them. That couldn't be said about Jimmy..." (regarding his former team-mate, Jim Stynes)
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