Jules Romfh

Jules “Tiger” Romfh played polo for over 40 years, dating back to the “Golden Era” when the Orange Bowl in Miami and Gulfstream were the South’s polo centers. Jules played with such great names as Cecil Smith, George Oliver, Stewart Iglehart, Billy Post and the Firestone brothers. His nickname “Tiger” was given him in prep school for his aggressive boxing efforts. Tiger was an alternate for the American team competing for the 1950 Cup of the Americas. In 1960 and 1964 he played on the winning National Inter-Circuit and National 12-goal teams. In 1960 he won the Monty Waterbury Memorial Cup in New York against several higher rated teams and the Chairman’s Cup in 1974. Jules Romfh was respected as a fierce competitor both on and off the polo field.