Victor L. Scoggin

Scoggin was born in Nashville and lives in Pegram, Cheatham County. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1977 to 1981 and worked as a Ford/UAW journeyman for 32 years, retiring in 2017. He was a volunteer firefighter for 43 years and is now retired. In 1996 he founded Save the Cumberland Inc., where he serves as president, and that year he swam the length of the Cumberland River to draw attention to pollution of the river. Nashville Scene reported that he was the first person to swim the river's length, emerging at Smithland, Kentucky, on July 4, 1996.

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