COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKBN) - A man from Youngstown will be inducted into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame for his decades of commitment to his community.

Ernest Hight Sr. will be recognized posthumously during a ceremony in Columbus.

Originally from Kentucky, Hight relocated to Youngstown in 1952 to take a job with U.S. Steel. He then worked as a bailiff before retiring.

Not content with sitting still, he took up a custodial job at Cleveland Elementary School before retiring again at 75.

Hight's connection to his community was strong through sports as well.

After North High School's closure, his younger children began attending East High School. Known as “everyone’s sports father,” Hight rang his cowbell at East games for decades.

Hight was a deacon at Third Baptist Church for nearly

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