Phil Shanahan (4 January 1928 – 5 February 2012) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Tipperary and Dublin senior teams.
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.
Shanahan showed early promise making his debut at senior level with Toomevara in the 1945 championship, while still only seventeen years of age.
In 1946 Shanahan won his first divisional medal when Toomevara defeated Roscrea in the north final, their first such victory since 1931.
Galway were well-beaten in the All-Ireland semi-final but the final was lost to Dublin in the infamous Billy O'Brien goalmouth incident.
Shanahan's first entry into the senior ranks was when he was selected at midfield for Tipperary's 1948–49 National League campaign.
In spite of a move to Dublin 1950, Shanahan added a second National League winners' medal to his collection before further provincial glory followed.
Nicky Rackard had been Wexford's star goal-poacher throughout the year, however, his artistry was beaten by Tony Reddin in the Tipperary goal-mouth.
Séamus Bannon, Tim Ryan and Paddy Kenny got the goals in the second quarter that did the damage, however, Tipp forged ahead to win by 7–7 to 3–9.
He won a fourth National League medal as a non-playing substitute in 1957, however, Tipperary lost out to in the semi-final of the provincial championship.
When he retired from Esso in 1982 he trained and coached Killenaule to win three South Tipperary intermediate championships in hurling in 1983, 1985 and 1986.