SAN ANTONIO – In the past year, Eric Byrd was laid off from two jobs, was involved in a car accident, and is still reeling from the damage the snow storm caused. 

“It’s been tough but I made it – we just go on,” Byrd says. “We got to keep going and going and going."

That’s all he could do – keep moving forward. He picked up a job at Walmart, but even at that job he couldn’t hide his celebrity. 

“They see me and they’ll say, ‘Are you the dancing usher?’” Byrd says. 

Byrd is famous in the Alamo City for dancing at Spurs games while working as an usher, and after a year-long hiatus he’s ready to be back in the stands.

At the beginning or the month, the Spurs reopened the AT&T Center for fans at a limited 3,000-person capacity. 

On a recent Thursday, Byrd fixed his tie in the mirror and got himself ready for another Spurs game. He snatched his vest off of the hanger resting on a doorknob and grabbed a badge dangling from a lanyard. 

“When they put the spotlight on me – when they put it on me, ‘Oh, it’s my turn?’ Let’s get ready,” Byrd says. 

As Byrd gets ready to leave his East Side home he’s greeted by family photos. Spring season is usually difficult for Byrd because it’s a reminder of when he lost his sister Myrtle three years ago. 

“I miss her too, she was such a sweet sister and I have her in my heart, so we go from there,” Byrd says. 

Byrd hopes he can witness another Spurs championship season, but win or lose, he says he’s still going to provide some joy for the fans. 

“I would never think of doing nothing like this, but hey, make them happy, make me happy,” Byrd says. “That’s what it is all about keeping everyone happy.”