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While still in Detroit, Sparky founded the charitable organization CATCH ( Caring Athletes Teamed for Children's and Henry Ford hospitals ) in 1987, which helps provide care for seriously ill children whose parents do not have health insurance or the means to otherwise pay for the care.

He continued to support and participate in the charity well into his retirement.

When interviewed in 2008, Sparky said that CATCH was " the single best thing I ever did in Detroit.