Athletics Community Mourns The Passing of Neville “Teddy” McCook

Neville McCook (Gettys Image)

Neville “Teddy” McCook, President of the North American, Central American, and Caribbean Area Association (NACAC) died early this afternoon in hospital in Kingston, Jamaica.McCook had been ill for a while and was being treated for prostate cancer.  

“Teddy”, as he was affectionately called served in the IAAF as the Area Representative for NACAC from 1999 and became President and Area Representative in 2007.

“The broad smile and immense energy of my close friend and colleague Teddy McCook will be greatly missed by all who had the fortune to make his acquaintance,” said IAAF President Lamine Diack.

McCook served as President of the Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) for many years. He was extremely proud of his school Kingston College.  He was the organizer of the popular Gibson Relays in Kingston, which Bahamians had competed in for many years.


Mr. McCook visited the Bahamas on numerous occasions, first as a pharmaceutical representative many years ago, then as a Track & Field official in the last thirty-five years or so. 

One of his hobbies was attending football games, both American and European.  He was an ardent fan of the Miami Dolphins and found time to attend as many games as possible.

“The broad smile and immense energy of my close friend and colleague Teddy McCook will be greatly missed by all who had the fortune to make his acquaintance,” said IAAF President Lamine Diack.