Phil Shanahan
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| Native name | Pilib Ó Seanacháin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 1928 Toomevara, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 February 2012 (aged 84) Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Esso employee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.