John Henry Williams

John Henry Williams (August 27, 1968 - March 6, 2004) was the only son of the legendary Boston Red Sox player Ted Williams, whom many believe ranks with Babe Ruth as the greatest baseball hitter ever. John Henry and his sister Claudia saw little of their father until John Henry moved in with him after Ted's long-time girlfriend died. With a degree in marketing from the University of Maine, John Henry set out to market his father in the booming memorabilia market of the 1990s. He became increasingly controversial for what was seen as the exploitation of his father, which made Ted seem increasingly ridiculous. Many collectors of Ted Williams memorabilia sold by John Henry have questioned their authenticity. Though John Henry had failed to make the University of Maine baseball team, Ted pulled strings with the Boston Red Sox to have them place his 33-year old son on their rookie team in the Gulf Coast League in 2002. Seemingly, this was part of John Henry's alleged idea that baseball ta