to the detriment of Times Company shareholders. In 2014, Henry sold the Worcester Telegram & Gazette to Halifax Media Group, which had previously purchased 16 former New York Times Company newspapers in 2011. In popular culture Henry was briefly portrayed by Arliss Howard in the 2011 film Moneyball, which follows Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane and his quest to build a winning team in 2002. Towards the end of the film, Beane travels to Boston's Fenway Park where he meets with Henry, who wants Beane to become the new GM of the Red Sox. The film notes that Beane turned down a five-year, $12.5 million contract with Boston and returned to Oakland, but adds that the Red Sox, despite failing to hire Beane, did implement many of his "Moneyball" ideas and would go on to win the 2004 World Series, marking the first Red Sox championship in 86 years. Awards and honors Four-time World Series champion (as principal owner of the Boston Red Sox) References External links John W. Henry & Company Inc. Street Stories profile 1949 births American billionaires American commodities traders American currency traders American derivatives traders American financial analysts American financiers American investors American money managers American soccer chairmen and investors Boston Red Sox owners Businesspeople from Arkansas Businesspeople from California Businesspeople from Illinois Liverpool F.C. chairmen and investors Living people Miami Marlins owners Major League Baseball owners NASCAR team owners People from Quincy, Illinois People from Victorville, California Stock and commodity market managers University of California, Riverside alumni 21st-century American newspaper publishers (people) Journalists from California People from Apple Valley, California Fenway Sports Group people