 McLaughlin's success as a reporter out of Texas Tech University and the "Lubbock Avalanche-Journal" led to a widely read column called "Mac's Facts," which appeared in the "Abilene Reporter News" in the late '50s and early '60s.McLaughlin was regularly sought out for expert commentary on television and radio, and has been cited/referenced in and edited innumerable books, magazines and articles.His work, a relative time machine of sports in Texas, has been sought after by the Southwest Special Collections Library and Museum at Texas Tech University.