1949 was born in Illinois, USA. His parents were farmers and he grew up in Illinois and Arkansas when he was a child. Henry moved to Apple Valley in California because of asthma. After graduating from high school, he went to Victoria College in California for further study, majoring in philosophy, but he didn't get a diploma because he concentrated on the performances of two rock bands.

After that, Henry began to engage in futures trading of grain and soybeans, and made a big profit from it. 198 1 year, Henry founded JWH company, engaged in the hedge fund industry, started his own business in a small office near Irvine airport in California, and gradually grew. As a baseball fan, Henry owns the shares of the new york Yankees, and once owned the Florida Marlins alone (reportedly bought it for $65.438+58 billion). After that, he sold the Marin team and jointly bought the Red Sox. In 2004 and 2007, he tasted the championship twice. Especially in 2004, the Red Sox pulled four games in a row and fell behind 0-3 in the final, completing a shocking reversal. Henry didn't make a fortune by tickets while chasing honor. He said that he is very concerned about whether fans can buy tickets to watch the game. He also expanded and updated Wei Fen Park, the home of the Red Sox, which was well received. In addition, two years after purchasing RFR NASCAR in 2007, he also won the championship.

It is worth mentioning that Henry's estimated assets were $860 million in 2006, when he was one of the 50 richest people in Boston. In 2009, Forbes ranked 647th, with assets of 1 1 billion dollars.