Russell "Doss" Rebholz, a native of Portage, Wisconsin, was a letter winner in football from 1929 to 1931 and in basketball from 1930 to 1931 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.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.