Russ Rebholz
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| Russell Rebholz | ||
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| Title | Head Coach, Player | |
| College | Wisconsin | |
| Sport | Basketball, Football | |
| Born | 1909 | |
| Place of birth |  Portage, WI |
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| Died | August 1, 2002 | |
| Place of death | Portage, WI | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 123-105 | |
| Championships | ||
| Grey Cup Champions (Football 1935) Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Basketball 1960) |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1932 1933-1938 |
Winnipeg St. John's Rugby Club Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
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| Position | Halfback | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1932 1933-1938 1952-1963 |
Winnipeg St. John's Rugby Club Winnipeg Blue Bombers UW-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.[1]
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.[2][3]
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.[4]
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 UW-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.[5] 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.[6]
In 2000, Rebholz was inducted into the University of Wisconsin/National W Club Hall of Fame.[7]
[edit] Coaching Record at UW-Milwaukee
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| UW-Milwaukee (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1952 — 1963) | |||||||||
| 1952-1953 | UW-Milwaukee | 9-12 | |||||||
| 1953-1954 | UW-Milwaukee | 14-7 | |||||||
| 1954-1955 | UW-Milwaukee | 11-10 | |||||||
| 1955-1956 | UW-Milwaukee | 13-5 | |||||||
| 1956-1957 | UW-Milwaukee | 12-7 | 7-5 | ||||||
| 1957-1958 | UW-Milwaukee | 13-7 | 7-5 | ||||||
| 1958-1959 | UW-Milwaukee | 17-4 | 11-2 | ||||||
| 1959-1960 | UW-Milwaukee | 18-4 | 10-2 | 1st | NCAA College Division Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1960-1961 | UW-Milwaukee | 8-12 | 5-7 | ||||||
| 1961-1962 | UW-Milwaukee | 4-17 | 3-9 | ||||||
| 1962-1963 | UW-Milwaukee | 4-17 | 3-9 | ||||||
| Total: | 123-111 | ||||||||
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National Champion Conference Champion Conference Tournament Champion |
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| Preceded by Guy Penwell |
UW-Milwaukee Head Basketball Coach 1952 – 1963 |
Succeeded by Ray Krzoska |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.nationalwclub.com/member/chalktalkpdfs/chalk_talk_fall_2000.pdf
- ^ Bombers Alumni
- ^ http://www.footballhof.com/famers/player.asp?id=175
- ^ http://www.footballhof.com/famers/player.asp?id=175
- ^ Panthers Head To Butler - UWM looks to bounce back from loss Monday
- ^ JS Online: Panthers have been in post-season
- ^ http://www.nationalwclub.com/member/chalktalkpdfs/chalk_talk_fall_2000.pdf
[edit] External link
UW-Milwaukee Men's Basketball
Russ Rebholz Obituary Article in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Russ Rebholz Canadian Hall of Fame & Museum Website
Article on 1935 Winnipeg Football Club
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