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Francis Joseph "Monk" Bonasorte (March 11, 1957 – November 19, 2016) was an All-American college football player and associate athletic director at Florida State University. After an accomplished playing career with the Seminoles, he worked in various semi-pro sports leagues before returning to Florida State, initially to head the school's Varsity Club. He joined the athletic department in 2008, eventually rising to become the "de facto athletic director" for the football program. He was diagnosed with brain cancer in October 2015, and died in November of the following year.