Pat Shovelin (1975/6 – 21 October 2017) was a Gaelic football coach from Ardara, County Donegal.
[5][6] As Donegal goalkeeping coach, Shovelin was responsible for the training of county netminders Paul Durcan and Michael Boyle.
[7] Shovelin graduated through the ranks with manager Jim McGuinness, with the pair previously working together with the Donegal under-21 football team.
[10] Shovelin was with Donegal when they won the 2011 NFL Division 2 title at Croke Park in 2011.
[11] Though diagnosed with liver cancer, he continued as part of the Donegal under-21 team that won an Ulster title in April 2017, and died that October.