Phil Shanahan

Phil Shanahan
Personal information
Irish name Pilib Ó Seanacháin
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born January 1928 (1928-01)
Toomevara, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 5 February 2012(2012-02-05) (aged 84)
Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Esso employee
Club(s)
Years Club
1945–1949
1950–1956
1957–1966
Toomevara
Young Irelands
Toomevara
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1949–1953
1954–1955
1957
Tipperary
Dublin
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 3
NHL 3

Phil Shanahan (4 January 1928 – 5 February 2012) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Tipperary and Dublin senior teams.

Shanahan made his first appearance for the Tipperary team during the 1946 championship and became a regular member of the team over the next decade. During that time he won three All-Ireland winners' medals, three Munster winners' medals and three National League winners' medals. In 1955 and 1956 Shanahan played with the Dublin senior team, however, he returned to Tipperary before his retirement from the inter-county scene after the 1957 championship.

At club level Shanahan is a county championship winners' medalist with the Toomevara club in Tipperary. He also played with the Young Irelands club in Dublin.