Cleveland Heights To Go Red On Super Bowl Sunday

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — On Super Bowl Sunday, Heights High alum Travis Kelce will be catching passes for the Kansas City Chiefs. To show support for the hometown boy, Cleveland Heights will glow red (the color of the Chiefs' uniforms).

Red lights will be distributed to Cleveland Heights businesses, Heights High, municipal properties and interested residents. The city is working with Alex and Dawn Quintana, friends of the Kelce family and owners of Quintana's Barber Dream Spa and Speakeasy. Red light bulbs will be available for pick-up on Thursday and Friday at Quintana's on South Taylor Road.

Heights High's clock tower is already red.

"The city of Cleveland Heights is so pleased to be able to cheer on our very own Travis Kelce - #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs. He is a great ambassador for our city and for our outstanding school system," said Cleveland Heights Mayor Jason Stein. "We are excited and wanted to do something special to show our support to Travis. When the idea was floated to 'Light Up The Heights', the city jumped all over it."

Kelce started a charity called Eighty-Seven & Running to benefit youth in Cleveland Heights. His charity has held fundraisers to benefit the Heights Schools and different nonprofits in the area.

"I've known Travis for a long time and he is a great guy with a big heart and exceptional talent," Alex Quintana said. "Travis has given a lot back to our city and I am thrilled that our city will celebrate him by not only cheering him to victory, but in Lighting Up the Heights with red lights to show our pride and support."