At club he played with Thurles Sarsfields, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Tipperary teams.
At inter-county level, O'Loughlin first played for Tipperary as a member of the junior team in 1923.
[4] O'Loughlin lined out at corner-back when Tipperary beat Dublin in the 1930 All-Ireland final.
He was part of the seven-man selection committee when Tipperary won the All-Ireland SHC after a defeat of Kilkenny in 1937.
O'Loughlin died from injuries sustained in a fall on his farm on 29 April 1959, at the age of 57.