Russ Rebholz

College coach infobox
Name = Russell Rebholz
Sport = Basketball, Football


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DateOfBirth = 1909
Birthplace = flagicon|United States Portage, WI
DateOfDeath = August 1, 2002
Deathplace = Portage, WI
College = Wisconsin
Title = Head Coach, Player
Awards =
Championships = Grey Cup Champions (Football 1935)
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Basketball 1960)
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 123-105
Player = *
Years = 1932

1933-1938
Team = Winnipeg St. John's Rugby Club
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Position = Halfback
Coach = *
CoachYears = 1932

1933-1938
1952-1963
CoachTeams = Winnipeg St. John's Rugby Club
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Milwaukee men's basketball
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Russell "Doss" Rebholz, a native of Portage, Wisconsin, was a letterwinner in football from 1929–31 and in basketball from 1930–31 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1930, he led the Midwest, Big Ten and UW in scoring with 48 points. Rebholz played in the 1932 East-West Shrine game.http://www.nationalwclub.com/member/chalktalkpdfs/chalk_talk_fall_2000.pdf]

In 1932, Rebholz played for and coached the Winnipeg St. John's Rugby Club. From 1933–38, he was a player/coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bomber football team which won the 1935 Grey Cup. He was nicknamed "The Wisconsin Wraith" while with the Blue Bombers and he wore jersey number 66. [ [http://www.bomberalumni.com/index.cfm?pageID=77&category=R Bombers Alumni ] ] http://www.footballhof.com/famers/player.asp?id=175]

He was one of the first two imports to arrive in Canada from the United States. He was a versatile halfback, known for his passing, running, blocking, and kicking abilities. In a 1934 exhibition game, he threw one of the longest passes ever, 68 yards in the air, to Lynn Patrick for a touchdown. In the 1935 Grey Cup game, he threw two touchdown passes and led the Blue Bombers to a Dominion Championship over the favored Hamilton Tigers from the East.

He was elected as a charter member to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame on November 27, 1963, and the Winnipeg Blue Bomber Hall of Fame in 1984.

During his coaching career, Rebholz served at Stevens Point, William Horlick High School (Racine) and the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee in a variety of positions earning six Coach of the Year honors.

While at William Horlick High School, he led the team to a winning season in men's basketball. The community started calling the team Rebholz's Rebels for their style of play and the nickname stuck and Rebels is now one of the two official nicknames for the school's athletic teams.

Between 1952 and 1963, Rebholz compiled a .539 winning percentage (123-105) while coaching the Milwaukee men's basketball team. He was 58-42 in his first 100 games as the coach at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which is second best in the school's history, behind current Tennessee Volunteers coach Bruce Pearl who was 66-34 in his first 100 games at the university. [ [http://uwmpanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010505aaa.html Panthers Head To Butler - UWM looks to bounce back from loss Monday ] ] In the 1959-1960 season, the team went 18-4 overall and 10-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) and were the NCAA College Division Regional Third Place team. It was the first time the school was in the post-season. They lost to Lincoln and beat Augustana. The Panthers were nicknamed the Cardinals at the time. [ [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=124870 JS Online: Panthers have been in post-season ] ]

In 2000, Rebholz was inducted into the University of Wisconsin/National W Club Hall of Fame.

Coaching Record at Milwaukee

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startyear=1952
conference=Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
endyear=1963|CBB Yearly Record Entry
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name = Milwaukee
overall = 9-12
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name = Milwaukee
overall = 14-7
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championship =
season = 1954-1955
name = Milwaukee
overall = 11-10
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championship =
season = 1955-1956
name = Milwaukee
overall = 13-5
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championship =
season = 1956-1957
name = Milwaukee
overall = 12-7
conference = 7-5
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ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1957-1958
name = Milwaukee
overall = 13-7
conference = 7-5
confstanding =
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ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1958-1959
name = Milwaukee
overall = 17-4
conference = 11-2
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ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 1959-1960
name = Milwaukee
overall = 18-4
conference = 10-2
confstanding = 1st
postseason = NCAA College Division Regional Third Place
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1960-1961
name = Milwaukee
overall = 8-12
conference = 5-7
confstanding =
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ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1961-1962
name = Milwaukee
overall = 4-17
conference = 3-9
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ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1962-1963
name = Milwaukee
overall = 4-17
conference = 3-9
confstanding =
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ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record End
overall = 123-111
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References

External links

* [http://uwmpanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/wiml-m-baskbl-body.html UW-Milwaukee Men's Basketball]

* [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=63600 Russ Rebholz Obituary Article in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

* [http://www.footballhof.com/famers/player.asp?id=175 Russ Rebholz Canadian Hall of Fame & Museum Website]

* [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1983/1935Winnipeg.htm Article on 1935 Winnipeg Football Club]