Mark McLoughlin (born October 26, 1965) is a former

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in the

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(CFL) for the

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from 1988 to 2003 and the

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in 2005. He won three

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s for the Stampeders in 1992, 1998, and 2001, and was the second leading scorer in CFL history, behind only

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, at the time of his retirement. Seven times he scored over 200 points in a season with a career high of 220 in 1995 and tied that mark in 1996. McLoughlin holds eight Western Division Scoring Crowns, is a five-time Western Division All-Star and also won the Northern Division All Star and three-time CFL All-Star. He is also a two-time recipient of the CFLPA's Tom Pate Memorial Award in 1995 and 1997 for his commitment on the football field and in the community.

Affiliations

He also has a history of community involvement, having helped establish Stay-In-School initiatives in

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as well as a community partnership model to ensure equitable educational opportunities for students. Previously, he served as the partnership director for the Calgary Education Partnership Foundation, and has numerous other charitable involvements.

Post-Football career

On September 2, 2003, McLoughlin retired to become team president of the Calgary Stampeders. He spent only 56 days in this position before he resigned to resume his playing career. McLoughlin was the vice-president, pathways and corporate development in the pathways partnership between

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-based

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and

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-based credit union First Calgary Savings. He was vice-president for advancement at

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in Olds, AB. He has since then become the deputy minister of advanced education at the Government of Saskatchewan, but resigned from that position in September 2022 to accept a role as the CEO of Kootenay Savings Credit Union in British Columbia.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McLoughlin, Mark 1965 births BC Lions players Calgary Stampeders players Canadian bankers Canadian football placekickers English players of Canadian football Living people Canadian football people from Calgary South Dakota Coyotes football players University of South Dakota alumni