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| rdfs:comment | - In 1932, Rebholz played for and coached the Winnipeg St. John's Rugby Club. From 1933 to 1938, he was a player/coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers football team, which won the 1935 Grey Cup. He was nicknamed "The Wisconsin Wraith" while with the Blue Bombers and wore jersey number 66. 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. In 2000, Rebholz was inducted into the University of Wisconsin/National W Club Hall of Fame.
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| Name | - Milwaukee
- Russ Rebholz
- Rebholz, Russ
- Russell Rebholz
- Wisconsin State
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| postseason | - (NCAA College Division Regional Third Place)
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| Career Highlights | - *23rd Grey Cup Championship
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| Championships | - Grey Cup Champions
- Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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| Short Description | - Player of American and Canadian football
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| abstract | - In 1932, Rebholz played for and coached the Winnipeg St. John's Rugby Club. From 1933 to 1938, he was a player/coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers football team, which won the 1935 Grey Cup. He was nicknamed "The Wisconsin Wraith" while with the Blue Bombers and wore jersey number 66. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. In 2000, Rebholz was inducted into the University of Wisconsin/National W Club Hall of Fame.
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