He is noted for being one of only four players from the Association to be selected in the All-Australian team at an interstate carnival.
He enlisted in the RAAF on 29 October 1941 under the name Edward Raymond Henry, serving until the end of the war.
[1] Henrys started his VFA career at Brunswick in 1946 and played 70 games for the club by the time he left at the conclusion of the 1950 season.
In 1953 he represented the VFA at the Adelaide Carnival and was named in the inaugural All-Australian side beside his teammate Frank Johnson.
After retirement Ted Henrys joined with Phil Gibbs to broadcast the VFA Football on Channel 0.