Mark McLoughlin is a former placekicker

Placekicker

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 in the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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 for the Calgary Stampeders

Calgary Stampeders

The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...

 from 1988 to 2003 and the BC Lions

BC Lions

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

 in 2005. He won three Grey Cup

Grey Cup

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

Lui Passaglia

Lui Passaglia is a former professional Canadian football player. Passaglia was the placekicker/punter for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League for a record-breaking 25 years and scored more points in that time than any professional gridiron football player in history...

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McLoughlin holds eight Western Division Scoring Crowns, and is a six-time Western Division All-Star and four-time CFL All-Star. He is also a two-time recipient of the CFL’s Tom Pate Man of the Year Award

Tom Pate Memorial Award

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 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 Calgary

Calgary

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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.

Banking career

Presently, McLoughlin is the Vice-President, Pathways and Corporate Development in the Pathways partnership between British Columbia

British Columbia

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-based credit union

Credit union

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 Envision Financial

Envision Financial

Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union, is a member-owned financial institution based in British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1946, Envision Financial was established in 2001 through a merger between Lower Mainland-based Delta Credit Union, whose roots were in the fishing...

 and Alberta

Alberta

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-based credit union First Calgary Savings

First Calgary Savings

First Calgary Financial is a member-owned financial institution based out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The organization was established in 1987 through the merger of seven open-bond credit unions, as well as two additional credit union purchases...

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