height_ft played_for shoots weight_lb birth_place ntl_team career_end position height_in birth_date image article_title name career_start
5 '' nhl '' ' boston bruins chicago black hawks '' ` ` wha '' ' chicago cougars indianapolis racers cincinnati stingers ahl '' ' buffalo bisons '' ` left 180 sarnia , on , can can 1978 defence 8 4 july 1940 1962 topps pat stapleton.jpg pat stapleton -lrb- ice hockey -rrb-
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pat stapleton -lrb- ice hockey -rrb-

patrick james `` whitey '' stapleton -lrb- born july 4 , 1940 -rrb- is a canadian ice hockey former professional ice hockey player .
a defenceman , stapleton played 15 seasons in the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- and the world hockey association -lrb- wha -rrb- , most notably for the chicago black hawks .
he is the father of mike stapleton , who had a lengthy career in the nhl as well .
