Monk Bonasorte
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Francis Joseph "Monk" Bonasorte is a former All-American college football
player for Florida State University (FSU) who worked in various semi-pro sports leagues before returning to Florida State to head the school's Varsity Club.
Bonasorte played for Florida State Seminoles from 1977 until 1980, including starring on the 1979 team which went undefeated during the regular season. He held the school's career (15) and season (8 in 1979) interception records until both marks were eclipsed by Terrell Buckley
in 1991. Bonasorte was a two-time All-American and was inducted into Florida State's Hall of Fame in 1995.
After his college career, Bonasorte worked as a scouting coordinator for the Jacksonville Bulls
of the United States Football League
. He later worked as the vice-president and general manager of the Tallahassee Thunder
of the af2
football league. In 2003, after the Thunder ceased operations, he took a job as the executive director of the FSU Varsity Club for former Florida State athletes. As of that time, he was married and had two children.
Monk Bonasorte is in his third year as Senior Associate Director of Athletics at Florida State. A member of Florida State's All-Time football team as named by Athlon Magazine, he earned four varsity letters (1977-80), played in the 1977 Tangerine Bowl and two Orange Bowls (1980 and 1981) and was inducted into the FSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1995 as one of the top defensive backs in school history. He ranks second in school history with 15 interceptions while his eight interceptions in 1979 ranks as the second highest single season total in school history.
Bonasorte earned All-America Third Team honors in 1979 by the Associated Press and All-America Second Team honors from Football News in 1980.
Bonasorte starred on one of the toughest defensive units in Florida State history in 1979. He led the nation in interceptions for the majority of the 1979 season and finished with eight to rank fourth nationally and set a Seminole record for interceptions in a season. The Seminoles ranked sixth nationally and fifth nationally during his junior and senior seasons respectively.
Bonasorte joined the Florida State athletics department executive staff in 2008 after a 13-year career as the president and executive director of the Florida State University Varsity Club - the organization that gives back to every Seminole letter winner and allows them to give back to the current letter winners. He helped build the FSU Varsity Club into one of the top organizations of its kind across the nation.
Bonasorte spent seven years working with the Elmont Sports Group - a leader in the building and marketing of professional sports teams. He served as the marketing director for two seasons for the Tallahassee Scorpions of indoor professional league. He served as the director of marketing for the East Coast Hockey league Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (1997-99) and served as the Vice-present and General Manager for the Tallahassee Thunder of the Arena1 Football league (1999-2003).
Bonasorte and his wife, Beverly, have two sons, T.J. and Rocky.
College football
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player for Florida State University (FSU) who worked in various semi-pro sports leagues before returning to Florida State to head the school's Varsity Club.
Bonasorte played for Florida State Seminoles from 1977 until 1980, including starring on the 1979 team which went undefeated during the regular season. He held the school's career (15) and season (8 in 1979) interception records until both marks were eclipsed by Terrell Buckley
Terrell Buckley
Douglas Terrell Buckley is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League....
in 1991. Bonasorte was a two-time All-American and was inducted into Florida State's Hall of Fame in 1995.
After his college career, Bonasorte worked as a scouting coordinator for the Jacksonville Bulls
Jacksonville Bulls
The Jacksonville Bulls were a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They were members of the United States Football League during its final two seasons, 1984 and 1985...
of the United States Football League
United States Football League
The United States Football League was an American football league which was in active operation from 1983 to 1987. It played a spring/summer schedule in its first three seasons and a traditional autumn/winter schedule was set to commence before league operations ceased.The USFL was conceived in...
. He later worked as the vice-president and general manager of the Tallahassee Thunder
Tallahassee Thunder
The Tallahassee Thunder is a now-defunct charter member af2 arena football team from Tallahassee, Florida. The Thunder played from 2000 until 2002, playing their home games at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center in Tallahassee...
of the af2
Af2
AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...
football league. In 2003, after the Thunder ceased operations, he took a job as the executive director of the FSU Varsity Club for former Florida State athletes. As of that time, he was married and had two children.
Monk Bonasorte is in his third year as Senior Associate Director of Athletics at Florida State. A member of Florida State's All-Time football team as named by Athlon Magazine, he earned four varsity letters (1977-80), played in the 1977 Tangerine Bowl and two Orange Bowls (1980 and 1981) and was inducted into the FSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1995 as one of the top defensive backs in school history. He ranks second in school history with 15 interceptions while his eight interceptions in 1979 ranks as the second highest single season total in school history.
Bonasorte earned All-America Third Team honors in 1979 by the Associated Press and All-America Second Team honors from Football News in 1980.
Bonasorte starred on one of the toughest defensive units in Florida State history in 1979. He led the nation in interceptions for the majority of the 1979 season and finished with eight to rank fourth nationally and set a Seminole record for interceptions in a season. The Seminoles ranked sixth nationally and fifth nationally during his junior and senior seasons respectively.
Bonasorte joined the Florida State athletics department executive staff in 2008 after a 13-year career as the president and executive director of the Florida State University Varsity Club - the organization that gives back to every Seminole letter winner and allows them to give back to the current letter winners. He helped build the FSU Varsity Club into one of the top organizations of its kind across the nation.
Bonasorte spent seven years working with the Elmont Sports Group - a leader in the building and marketing of professional sports teams. He served as the marketing director for two seasons for the Tallahassee Scorpions of indoor professional league. He served as the director of marketing for the East Coast Hockey league Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (1997-99) and served as the Vice-present and General Manager for the Tallahassee Thunder of the Arena1 Football league (1999-2003).
Bonasorte and his wife, Beverly, have two sons, T.J. and Rocky.