Q:Facts: - played for: chicago black hawks - weight lb: 169 - halloffame: 1983 - career end: 1980 - ntl team: canada - position: centre - height in: 9 - shoots: right - height ft: 5 - birth date: 20 may 1940 - career start: 1958 - image: stan mikita chex card.jpg - birth place: sokolce , slovak republic Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of stan mikita .
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stanislav mikita -lrb- born stanislav guoth ; may 20 , 1940 -rrb- , is a slovak-born canadian retired professional ice hockey player for the chicago black hawks of the national hockey league , generally regarded as the best centre of the 1960s .