Q:Facts:   - played for: '' golden eagles '' '' ` chl '' '' ' kansas '' city blues amarillo wranglers '' '' ` ahl '' '' ` ' hershey bears whl '' '' ' salt lake    - weight lb: 190    - career end: 1973    - ntl team: canada    - position: right wing    - height in: 10    - draft year: 1965      - height ft: 5    - birth date: 10 december 1947    - career start: 1969    - name: bob birdsell    - image size: 225px    - draft team: detroit red wings    - birth place: stettler , ab , can    - draft: 8th overall   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bob birdsell .
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bob birdsell -lrb- born december 10 , 1947 -rrb- is a canadian former professional ice hockey player .he was selected by the detroit red wings in the 2nd round -lrb- 8th overall -rrb- of the 1965 nhl amateur draft .birdsell played with the canadian national team before beginning his professional career in 1969 with the salt lake golden eagles of the western hockey league .he also played the 1970 -- 71 season in the central hockey league with the kansas city blues and amarillo wranglers , and then played two seasons with the hershey bears of the american hockey league before retiring following the 1972 -- 73 season .