['< sod > john william henry ii was born on september 13, 1949 in [ [ quincy, illinois ] ]. his parents were soybean farmers, and he split his time growing up between [ [ illinois ] ] and [ [ arkansas ] ]. his [ [ asthma ] ] tic condition < ref > { { cite web | author = steve wulfespn the magazine senior writerarchive | url = http : / / espn. go. com / mlb / story / _ / id / 7005442 / mlb - how - john - henry - built - sports - empire - espn - magazine | title = mlb - how john henry built his sports empire - espn the magazine - espn | publisher = espn. go. com | date = 2011 - 09 - 26 | accessdate = 2012 - 08 - 25 } } < / ref > at the age of 15 prompted his family to move to [ [ apple valley, california | apple valley ] ], [ [ california ] ]. < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. awesomestories. com / assets / john - henry | title = john henry - red sox owner | publisher = awesome stories | date = | accessdate = 2012 - 08 - 25 } } < / ref > after his graduation from [ [ victor valley high school ] ] in [ [ victorville, california | victorville ] ], he attended [ [ victor valley college ] ], < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. streetstories. com / jwh _ fw _ top100. html | title = john w. henry is featured in financial world wall street 100 article at | publisher = streetstories. com | date = | accessdate = 2012 - 08 - 25 } } < / ref > then the university of california ( at [ [ university of california, riverside | riverside ] ], [ [ university of california, irvine | irvine ] ], and [ [ ucla | los angeles ] ] ), where he majored in [ [ philosophy ] ] but did not graduate < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. goal. com / en - gb / news / 2896 / premier - league / 2010 / 10 / 06 / 2152882 / john - w - henry - a - self - made - of millionaire - who - brought - glory - days - back - | title = john w. henry : a self - made millionaire who brought glory days back to boston red sox | publisher = goal. com | date = 2010 - 10 - 06 | accessdate = 2012 - 08 - 25 } } < / ref > — partly the result of performing on the road in two [ [ rock and roll ] ] bands, elysian fields and hillary. { { citation needed | date = august 2013 } } < eod > < sod > { { use mdy dates | date = april 2016 } } < eod >']