Ed Matulewicz played three sports at Westfield State - soccer, basketball and tennis - and was a team captain in all three during his senior year. The 1969 graduate's leadership qualities and athletic skills did not go unnoticed as he received the President's Cup Award, the Outstanding Student-Athlete Award, and the Tennis Award during his senior year. 

In tennis, "Toolie" was the No. 1 singles and doubles player during his two years with the team, and was a three-year starter in both soccer and basketball. Drawing the toughest assignment in each match, he led the tennis team to second place conference finishes in both 1967 and 1968. 

In soccer, he was named all conference and All New England his junior year when he recorded six goals and six assists. The Owls were New England champions that season with a 9-5 record. During his senior season, Westfield State was the New England state co-champions with a 12-2-3 record. 

Matulewicz's best sport was basketball, where his playmaking and ballhandling skills led the Owls to successful seasons. He scored 540 career points; however, no assists records were kept during this era. The Chicopee native scored 170 points his senior season and led the team in free throws, shooting 83 percent. 

In 1965 Matulewicz helped to lead the Chicopee Comprehensive High School basketball team to the Western Mass. championship and a berth in the inaugural state championship game, which was staged at the Boston Garden. Chicopee Comp's leading scorer was classmate Alex Popp, a 1995 Westfield State Hall of Fame inductee. 

Matulewicz has continued to play recreational sports, winning several tennis titles in his hometown of East Longmeadow. Before his retirement,  was a science teacher in the Birchland Park Middle School, and was a great influence and friend to many students for more than 30 years. He was selected Who's Who in teaching several times, the last year being in 1998. 

Matulewicz and his wife, Marie (Cadogan), also a Westfield State (‘70) graduate, have two daughters, Amy and Kate, both graduates of Boston College.