Dan Quayle served as the 44th Vice President under President George Herbert Walker Bush from 1989 to 1993. Prior to holding the second highest office in the land, he was a U.S. Senator from the great state of Indiana. That was then - this is now.

The wildly popular reality television show Dancing with the Stars on ABC approached the baby boomer statesman, 61, to see if he would sign on for season seven and vie for the coveted trophy and bragging rights. He didn’t have to give the proposition much thought. According to sources, he promptly said ‘thanks but no thanks’.

The entire cast will be revealed live on Good Morning America on August 25th. The new season starts on September 22, 2008 with a live three night premiere.

The athletes have been at the top of the heap consistently throughout the six season run of the show. Past winners have included Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, NFL football great Emmit Smith and race car driver Helio Castroneves.

Check out some of the past athlete winners below.

Photos: WENN

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