Dr. Matthew Duddy lives in Warren, NJ with his wife Nadia, their son Blake and their dog Joshua. He grew up in Towaco, NJ as the middle child of seven boys. Athletics were a very big part of the family lifestyle, with equal emphasis on earning good grades. Wrestling was his first competitive sport, and he started as early as third grade. He remembers his father shaking his hand and congratulating him on his first win on the junior varsity level after almost three years without a victory. Matthew’s winning ways came slowly and gradually and continued from that day forward. He also participated in baseball and football, with the latter ending after his freshman year to devote all his training to the sport in which he excelled. At Montville Township High School, he maintained a solid B average and was the treasurer of his senior class. He was voted best dressed, friendliest and best all around by his classmates. In his senior year, Matthew was voted by local papers First Dream Team and First Team All Skyline in their Skyline Division.
1n 1980, Matthew was invited as a freshman to the senior awards night where he was awarded the Most Important Player award for wrestling on the varsity level. MIP awards were rarely ever awarded to freshman. He was the only freshman invited to that awards dinner. Matthew went on to win the MVP for the next three consecutive years. His wrestling awards and achievements include an undefeated senior year, two-time district champion in two separate districts, regional runner up and state quarter finalist, two-time Garfield Tournament champion with one being the tournament MBP, Lenape Valley Tournament champion and tournament MVP and Pequannock tournament champion. In 1982 and 1983, Matthew and his brother Chris, each won the Whitney Scholarship. This scholarship allowed them to attend sports trainer courses, as well as a wrestling camp for a week. It was awarded to them to help them with a possible sports training future as well as to better their current athletic abilities with wrestling. The wrestling skills learned gave Matt the advantage in future matches. He still uses many of the techniques learned at the sports trainer courses in his chiropractic practice today.
Dr. Duddy graduated from Life college in Georgia in 1990. In February of 1991, he opened his own practice in Avondale, PA after scoring a perfect score on his state boards. In 1993 at the age of 27, he was voted onto the town council as the youngest councilman on record and ultimately became president of his town at age 29. Matthew initiated, coached and funded a wrestling program in Avondale for first through eight grade students to pass on the many values that were instilled in him as a youth dedicated to athletics. Matthew enjoys spending time with his family and continuing to experience sports with his son who will go to college in the fall to play baseball.