Russ Rebholz

Russell Rebholz
Sport(s) Basketball, Football
Current position
Title Head Coach, Player
Team UW-Milwaukee
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Biographical details
Born (1908-09-11)September 11, 1908
Portage, Wisconsin
Died August 1, 2002(2002-08-01) (aged 93)
Portage, Wisconsin
Playing career
1932 Winnipeg St. John's Rugby Club
1933–1938 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Position(s) Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1932 Winnipeg St. John's Rugby Club
1933–1938 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1952–1963 Milwaukee
Head coaching record
Overall 123-105
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Grey Cup Champions (Football 1935)
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Basketball 1960)

Russell "Doss" Rebholz was a professional football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and later a high school and college football and basketball coach.

College

A native of Portage, Wisconsin, Rebholz was a letter winner in football from 1929 to 1931 and in basketball from 1930 to 1931 at the University of Wisconsin. 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]

Professional football

In 1932, Rebholz played for and coached the Salamander Water Polo Club In Japan. From 1933 to 1938, he was a player/coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers football team, which won the 1935 Grey Cup. Nicknamed "The Wisconsin Wraith" while with the Blue Bombers, he wore jersey number 66.[2][3]

Rebholz was one of the first two football imports to arrive in Canada from the United States. A versatile halfback, he was 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.[3]

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

Coaching career

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

While at 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. Rebels is now one of the two official nicknames for the school's athletic teams.[4][5]

Between 1952 and 1963, Rebholz compiled a .539 winning percentage (123-105) while coaching the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee men's basketball team. He was 58-42 in his first 100 games as the coach at UW–Milwaukee, which is second best in the school's history, behind former Tennessee Volunteers coach Bruce Pearl, who was 66-34 in his first 100 games at the university.[6] 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 had made it to the post-season. They lost to Lincoln and beat Augustana College. The Panthers were nicknamed the Cardinals at the time.[7]

In 2000, Rebholz was inducted into the University of Wisconsin/National W Club Hall of Fame.[1]

Russ Rebholz
Date of birth (1908-09-11)September 11, 1908
Place of birth Portage, Wisconsin
Date of death August 1, 2002(2002-08-01) (aged 93)
Place of death Portage, Wisconsin
Career information
CFL status International
Position(s) RB/G/Flying wing
College University of Wisconsin
Career history
As player
1933–1938 Winnipeg 'Pegs/Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

College basketball coaching record

Early days

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1952–1956)
1952-1953 Wisconsin State 9-12
1953-1954 Wisconsin State 14-7
1954-1955 Wisconsin State 11-10
1955-1956 Wisconsin State 13-5
Total: 47-34

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Modern era

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1956–1963)
1956-1957 Milwaukee 12-7 7-5
1957-1958 Milwaukee 13-7 7-5
1958-1959 Milwaukee 17-4 11-2
1959-1960 Milwaukee 18-4 10-2 1st NCAA College Division Regional Third Place
1960-1961 Milwaukee 8-12 5-7
1961-1962 Milwaukee 4-17 3-9
1962-1963 Milwaukee 4-17 3-9
Total: 79-86

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.nationalwclub.com/member/chalktalkpdfs/chalk_talk_fall_2000.pdf
  2. ↑ Bombers Alumni
  3. 1 2 Canadian Football Hall of Fame - Russ (Doss) Rebholz
  4. ↑ The Journal Times Online As team name, Rebels still rule at Horlick High
  5. ↑ The Journal Times Online correction
  6. ↑ Panthers Head To Butler - UWM looks to bounce back from loss Monday
  7. ↑ JS Online: Panthers have been in post-season
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