Joe Bean, the men’s soccer coach at Wheaton (Ill.) College whose 607 wins are the most in men’s intercollegiate soccer history is the 42nd member of the NSCAA Hall of Fame.

With a career record of 607-184-59, Bean is the first men’s soccer coach and only the second in the sport to reach the 600-win plateau. His team was runner-up in the 2006 NCAA Division III tournament, marking the fifth time he has guided his team into the national semifinals, generating two NCAA national titles (1984, 1997). Wheaton established a national record by going undefeated in 66 consecutive matches (62-0-4) between 1996 and 1998.

In 39 seasons at the Wheaton helm, Bean has coached 44 All- Americas and won 11 regional championships. Prior to taking the reins at Wheaton in 1969, he established the men’s soccer program at Quinnipiac College, where he compiled a record of 20-9-0. He then moved to the University of Bridgeport and built a 31-15-2 record in four seasons.

A former member of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Rules and Tournament committees, Bean was the editor and secretary of Midwestern Soccer News for 17 years. The NSCAA president in 1978, he received its Honor Award in 1989, the same year he was inducted into the NISOA Hall of Fame. The former chair of the NSCAA’s Ethics Committee, he was the inaugural recipient of the NSCAA/NISOA Merit Award, presented by NISOA to recognize sportsmanship and integrity.